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Want to know what the Bible says about Kindness? Here are 213 Bible verses about Kindness from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Acts 24:23 NIV
He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.
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1 Kings 2:7 NIV
“But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai of Gilead and let them be among those who eat at your table. They stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.
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Judges 8:35 NIV
They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them.
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John 3:16-17 NIV
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
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1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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Psalm 119:76 NIV
May your unfailing love be my comfort,
    according to your promise to your servant.
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Hebrews 13:2 NIV
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
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Proverbs 11:16-17 NIV
16 A kindhearted woman gains honor,
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
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John 15:13 NIV
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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