The best Bible verses for kindness for friends include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for kindness for friends, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children."Psalms 109:12
"For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted."Psalms 109:16
"Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it. Yet my prayer is ever against the deeds of evildoers;"Psalms 141:5
"Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?"Romans 2:4
"Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off."Romans 11:22
"I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses."Isaiah 63:7
"If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed,"Acts 4:9
"Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”"Acts 14:17
"The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs."Acts 27:3
"The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold."Acts 28:2
"Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die."Genesis 19:19
"Then he prayed, “O Lord, God of my master Abraham, give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham."Genesis 24:12
"Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn.”"Genesis 24:49
"I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two groups."Genesis 32:10
"the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden."Genesis 39:21
Scripture does not change for its audience, but which passages land does. The 15 verses below were chosen because they are accessible to kindness for friends without being condescending — plain in their language, concrete in their imagery, and short enough to hold in mind.
The point is not a simplified Bible. It is picking the passages that already speak clearly, so the reader meets the text itself rather than a paraphrase of it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for kindness for friends are Psalms 109:12, Psalms 109:16, Psalms 141:5. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to kindness for friends across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for kindness for friends, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.