20 Bible Verses about

Kindness in the Family

Psalm 109:12 BSB

May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.

Joshua 2:12 BSB

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

Genesis 21:23 BSB

Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”

1 Thessalonians 2:7 BSB

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

Deuteronomy 28:54 BSB

The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,

Amos 3:1 BSB

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

Genesis 30:3 BSB

Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”

Jeremiah 3:14 BSB

“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.

1 Timothy 5:4 BSB

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

Genesis 16:2 BSB

So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Exodus 12:3 BSB

Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.

1 Chronicles 13:14 BSB

Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.

1 Timothy 3:12 BSB

A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.

1 Timothy 3:4 BSB

An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.

Ephesians 4:32 BSB

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

Proverbs 31:26 BSB

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Colossians 3:12 BSB

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

John 12:33 BSB

He said this to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.

Psalm 103:2 BSB

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—

Psalm 145:17 BSB

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

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