'Kind' in the Bible

And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.

So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.

And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.

So be kind to the man from a strange country who is living among you, for you yourselves were living in a strange country in the land of Egypt.

So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,

And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.

And the watchers saw a man coming out of the town, and said to him, If you will make clear to us the way into the town, we will be kind to you.

And they were not kind to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, in reward for all the good he had done to Israel.

Then she said, May I have grace in your eyes, my lord, for you have given me comfort, and you have said kind words to your servant, though I am not like one of your servants.

And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, May the blessing of the Lord, who has at all times been kind to the living and to the dead, be on him. And Naomi said to her, The man is of our family, one of our near relations.

And he said, May the Lord give you his blessing, my daughter: even better than what you did at the first is this last kind act you have done, in not going after young men, with or without wealth.

And Saul said to the Kenites, Go away, take yourselves out from among the Amalekites, or destruction will overtake you with them: for you were kind to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt. So the Kenites went away from among the Amalekites.

So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?

And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!

And David sent ten young men, and said to them, Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and say kind words to him in my name;

But one of the young men said to Nabal's wife Abigail, David sent men from the waste land to say kind words to our master, and he gave them a rough answer.

And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!

May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing.

So get up now, and go out and say some kind words to your servants; for, by the Lord, I give you my oath, that if you do not go out, not one of them will keep with you tonight; and that will be worse for you than all the evil which has overtaken you from your earliest years.

But the Lord was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; he would not put them to destruction or send them away from before his face till now.

And said kind words to him, and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.

And Hezekiah said kind words to the Levites who were expert in the ordering of the worship of the Lord: so they kept the feast for seven days, offering peace-offerings and praising the Lord, the God of their fathers.

And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant-girls moved to the best place in the women's part of the house.

You have been kind to me, and your grace has been with me, and your care has kept my spirit safe.

His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.

Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?

The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.

All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

The desire of the evil-doer is fixed on evil: he has no kind feeling for his neighbour.

He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Even if you are kind to the evil-doer, he will not go after righteousness; even in the land of the upright he will still go on in his wrongdoing, and will not see the glory of the Lord.

For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.

Say kind words to the heart of Jerusalem, crying out to her that her time of trouble is ended, that her punishment is complete; that she has been rewarded by the Lord's hand twice over for all her sins.

So the metal-worker put heart into the gold-worker, and he who was hammering the metal smooth said kind words to the iron-worker, saying of the plate, It is ready: and he put it together with nails, so that there might be no slipping.

Go and say in the ears of Jerusalem, The Lord says, I still keep the memory of your kind heart when you were young, and your love when you became my bride; how you went after me in the waste of sand, in an unplanted land.

And he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

No eye had pity on you to do any of these things to you or to be kind to you; but you were put out into the open country, because your life was hated at the time of your birth.

And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.

But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.

But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.

But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.

Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

And say a kind word to the church which is in their house. Give my love to my dear Epaenetus, who is the first fruit of Asia to Christ.

Give my love to Apelles, who has the approval of Christ. Say a kind word to those who are of the house of Aristobulus.

Give my love to Herodion, my relation. Say a kind word to those of the house of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

Aristarchus, my brother-prisoner, sends his love to you, and Mark, a relation of Barnabas (about whom you have been given orders: if he comes to you, be kind to him),

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God.

My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;