Kind Words

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Your words have supported him who was falling, You have made firm the feeble knees.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

He said, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, because you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich.

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

Praise be to Yahweh, for he has shown me his marvelous loving kindness in a strong city.

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

Yahweh answered the angel who talked with me with kind and comforting words.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

David said to him, “Don’t be afraid of him; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table continually.”

Now may Yahweh show loving kindness and truth to you. I also will reward you for this kindness, because you have done this thing.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise Yah!

in pureness, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness shall not depart from you, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Then was Abner very angry for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, “Am I a dog’s head that belongs to Judah? Today I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman!

but also you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off the enemies of David everyone from the surface of the earth.”

You shall not only while yet I live show me the loving kindness of Yahweh, that I not die;

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, — read the full passage →

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches. — read the full passage →

and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.

Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a true token;

But remember me when it will be well with you, and please show kindness to me, and make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, ‘Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,’ and she will say, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,’—let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”

He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.”

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious:

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”