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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see

Mark Twain

KINDNESS

As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Colossians 3:12

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32

Carry each other’s burdens; and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2

As we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Galatians 6:10

“With everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord your Redeemer.

Isaiah 54:8

Let him who boasts boast about this; that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight.

Jeremiah 9:24

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you. . . . .

John 13:34

Jesus said, “Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”

Matthew 5:42

In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 7:12

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.

Matthew 10:42

The greatest among you will be your servant. for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Matthew 23:11

Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for y9ou since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

Matthew 25:34 – 36

Live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:8 – 9

Make every effort to add t your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:5 – 8

A kindhearted woman gains respect.

Proverbs 11:16a

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

Proverbs 11:17

An anxious heart weights a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.

Proverbs 12:25

Blessed is he who is kind to the needy.

Proverbs 14:21

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

Slow to anger, abounding in love.

He will not always accuse,

Nor will he harbor his anger forever.

Psalm 103:8 - 9

Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely.

Psalm 112:5

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. . . .

Romans 12:10 - 12

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Romans 12:16

May the Lord show kindness to you, as you have shown . . . to me.

Ruth 1:8

At this, Ruth bowed down with her face to the ground. She exclaimed, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me – a foreigner?” Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband – how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

Ruth 2:10 – 12

Show me unfailing kindness like that of the Lord as long as I live.

I Samuel 20:14

When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.

Titus 3:4 - 5

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.”

Zechariah 7:9 - 10

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,

a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,

all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Leo Buscaglia

Make it a rule, and pray to God to help you to keep it, never, if possible to lie down at night without being able to say: "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier, or at least a little better this day."

Charles Kingsley

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