Topic
Kindness
86 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Proverbs 19:22ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
- Colossians 3:12ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
- 2 Peter 1:7ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
- Genesis 20:13ISBE
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
- Genesis 39:21ISBE
¶ But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Genesis 40:14ISBE
But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:
- Genesis 45:16–20Nave INSTANCES OF — Pharaoh to Jacob
¶ And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house, saying, Joseph’s brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of…
- Genesis 47:5Nave INSTANCES OF — Pharaoh to Jacob
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
- Genesis 47:6Nave INSTANCES OF — Pharaoh to Jacob
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
- Exodus 2:6–10Nave INSTANCES OF — Pharaoh's daughter to Moses
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children. Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women,…
- Leviticus 19:34Nave General scriptures concerning
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 22:1–4Nave General scriptures concerning
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own…
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- Joshua 2:6–16 Nave INSTANCES OF — Rahab to the spies
- Joshua 2:12 ISBE
- 1 Samuel 15:6 ISBE
- 1 Samuel 20:14 ISBE
- 1 Samuel 20:15 ISBE
- 2 Samuel 2:6 ISBE
- 2 Samuel 9:1–13 Nave INSTANCES OF — David to Mephibosheth
- 2 Samuel 9:3 ISBE
- 2 Samuel 14:1–24 Nave INSTANCES OF — Joab to Absalom
- 1 Kings 20:32–34 Nave INSTANCES OF — Ahab to Ben-hadad
- 2 Kings 8:1 Nave INSTANCES OF — Elisha to the woman whose son he restored to life
- 2 Kings 25:28–30 Nave INSTANCES OF — Evil-merodach to Jehoiachin
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Nave INSTANCES OF — Jehoshabeath to Joash
- Nehemiah 5:8–19 Nave INSTANCES OF — The Jews to the people
- Nehemiah 9:17 ISBE
- Esther 2:7 Nave INSTANCES OF — Mordecai to Esther
- Esther 2:17 ISBE
- Job 6:14 ISBE
- Psalms 31:21 ISBE
- Psalms 112:5 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Psalms 117:2 ISBE
- Psalms 119:76 ISBE
- Psalms 141:5 ISBE
- Proverbs 14:21 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Proverbs 20:6 ISBE
- Proverbs 31:26 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 11:13 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Isaiah 54:8 ISBE
- Isaiah 54:10 ISBE
- Jeremiah 39:11 Nave INSTANCES OF — Nebuchadrezzar to Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 39:12 Nave INSTANCES OF — Nebuchadrezzar to Jeremiah
- Joel 2:13 ISBE
- Jonah 4:2 ISBE
- Zechariah 7:9 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Zechariah 7:10 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 1:19 Nave INSTANCES OF — Joseph to Mary
- Matthew 5:7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 5:42 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Matthew 25:34–36 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 6:30 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Luke 6:34 Nave General scriptures concerning
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- Luke 7:2–6 Nave INSTANCES OF — Centurion to his servant
- John 11:19 Nave INSTANCES OF — The Jews to Mary and Martha
- John 11:33 Nave INSTANCES OF — The Jews to Mary and Martha
- John 19:27 Nave INSTANCES OF — John to Mary
- Acts 20:35 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Acts 24:23 Nave INSTANCES OF — Felix to Paul
- Acts 27:3 Nave INSTANCES OF — Julius to Paul
- Acts 27:43 Nave INSTANCES OF — Julius to Paul
- Acts 28:2 ISBE
- Romans 12:15 Nave General scriptures concerning
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- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 2 Corinthians 6:6 ISBE
- Galatians 5:22 ISBE
- Galatians 6:1 Nave General scriptures concerning
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- Ephesians 2:7 ISBE
- Ephesians 4:32 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Colossians 3:14 Nave General scriptures concerning
- 1 Timothy 5:9 Nave General scriptures concerning
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- 2 Timothy 1:16–18 Nave INSTANCES OF — Onesiphorus to Paul
- Titus 3:4 ISBE
- Hebrews 5:2 Nave General scriptures concerning
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In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 30 references
kind'-nes (checedh; chrestotes): "Kindness" in the Old Testament is (with one exception) the translation of checedh, "kindness," "favor," "mercy," etc., used chiefly of man but also of God (Ge 20:13; 40:14; 1Sa 15:6; 20:14,15; 2Sa 9:3; Ne 9:17; Ps 141:5; Isa 54:8,10, etc.); Tobh, "good," is once so translated (2Sa 2:6). In the New Testament chrestotes, "usefulness," "beneficence," is rendered "kindness" 4 t in the King James Version (2Co 6:6; Eph 2:7; Col 3:12; Tit 3:4, and in Ga 5:22 the Revised Version (British and American)); see GENTLENESS; GOODNESS. Philanthropia, "love of mankind," is translated "kindness" Ac 28:2), and philadelphia, "love of the brotherhood" (2Pe 1:7, the English Revised Version "love of the brethren," the American Revised Version margin "Gr, love of the brethren").
For "kindness" (Ps 31:21) the Revised Version (British and American) has "lovingkindness," and the American Standard Revised Version in other places where the reference is to God; for "shew," "shewed kindness" (Jos 2:12) "deal," "dealt kindly"; for "The desire of man is his kindness" (Pr 19:22) the American Standard Revised Version has "That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness," the English Revised Version "The desire of man is (the measure of) his kindness," like the American Standard Revised Version in m; for "merciful kindness" (Ps 117:2) the American Standard Revised Version has "lovingkindness," the English Revised Version "mercy "; both have "lovingkindness" (Ps 119:76); for "of great kindness" (Ne 9:17; Joe 2:13; Jon 4:2) the American Standard Revised Version has "abundant in lovingkindness," the English Revised Version "plenteous in mercy"; the Revised Version (British and American) has "kindness" for "mercy" (Ge 39:21); for "pity" (Job 6:14); for "goodness" (Pr 20:6); "favor and kindness" the American Standard Revised Version, for "grace and favor" (Es 2:17).
See LOVINGKINDNESS; MERCY.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 60 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Le 19:34; De 22:1-4; Ps 112:5; Pr 14:21; 19:22; 31:26; Isa 11:13; Zec 7:9,10; Mt 5:7,42; 25:34-36; Lu 6:30,34,35; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:15; 15:1,2,5; 1Co 13:4-7; Ga 6:1,2,10; Eph 4:32; Col 3:12,14; 1Ti 5:9,10; Heb 5:2; 1Pe 3:8,9; 4:8; 2Pe 1:7; 1Jo 3:17,18
- → INSTANCES OF
- Pharaoh to Jacob Ge 45:16-20; 47:5,6
- Pharaoh's daughter to Moses Ex 2:6-10
- Rahab to the spies Jos 2:6-16
- David to Mephibosheth 2Sa 9:1-13
- Joab to Absalom 2Sa 14:1-24
- Ahab to Ben-hadad 1Ki 20:32-34
- Elisha to the woman whose son he restored to life 2Ki 8:1
- Evil-merodach to Jehoiachin 2Ki 25:28-30
- Jehoshabeath to Joash 2Ch 22:11
- The Jews to the people Ne 5:8-19
- Mordecai to Esther Es 2:7
- Nebuchadrezzar to Jeremiah Jer 39:11,12
- Joseph to Mary Mt 1:19
- Centurion to his servant Lu 7:2-6
- The Jews to Mary and Martha Joh 11:19,33
- John to Mary Joh 19:27
- Felix to Paul Ac 24:23
- Julius to Paul Ac 27:3,43
- Onesiphorus to Paul 2Ti 1:16-18
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.