The best Bible verses for kindness (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for kindness (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break."Psalms 109:12
"May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break."Psalms 109:12
"That's all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves."Psalms 109:16
"May the Just One set me straight, may the Kind One correct me, Don't let sin anoint my head. I'm praying hard against their evil ways!"Psalms 141:5
"Or did you think that because he's such a nice God, he'd let you off the hook? Better think this one through from the beginning. God is kind, but he's not soft. In kindness he takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life-change."Romans 2:4
"Make sure you stay alert to these qualities of gentle kindness and ruthless severity that exist side by side in God—ruthless with the deadwood, gentle with the grafted shoot. But don't presume on this gentleness. The moment you become deadwood, you're out of there."Romans 11:22
"I'll make a list of God's gracious dealings, all the things God has done that need praising, All the generous bounties of God, his great goodness to the family of Israel— Compassion lavished, love extravagant."Isaiah 63:7
"if we have been brought to trial today for helping a sick man, put under investigation regarding this healing,"Acts 4:9
"But even then he didn't leave them without a clue, for he made a good creation, poured down rain and gave bumper crops. When your bellies were full and your hearts happy, there was evidence of good beyond your doing.""Acts 14:17
"The next day we put in at Sidon. Julius treated Paul most decently—let him get off the ship and enjoy the hospitality of his friends there."Acts 27:3
"The natives went out of their way to be friendly to us. The day was rainy and cold and we were already soaked to the bone, but they built a huge bonfire and gathered us around it."Acts 28:2
"I know that you've taken a liking to me and have done me an immense favor in saving my life, but I can't run for the mountains—who knows what terrible thing might happen to me in the mountains and leave me for dead."Genesis 19:19
"He prayed, "O God, God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well!"Genesis 24:12
""Now, tell me what you are going to do. If you plan to respond with a generous yes, tell me. But if not, tell me plainly so I can figure out what to do next.""Genesis 24:49
"I don't deserve all the love and loyalty you've shown me. When I left here and crossed the Jordan I only had the clothes on my back, and now look at me—two camps!"Genesis 32:10
"God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer."Genesis 39:21
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for kindness (MSG) 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.