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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Kindness
• Brotherly Kindness
Thompson Chain Reference
• Kindness-Cruelty
• Kindness
• Kind Words
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The Topic Concordance
• Kindness
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Loving-Kindness of God, the
Dictionaries
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Kindness
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Kindness
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Kindness
Chabad Knowledge Base
• Four Kinds
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Loving Kindness
• Kindness
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Kindness
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Kindness (2)
• Kindness
King James Dictionary
• Kindness
• Kind
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Perfection, Kinds of
• O Kind Creator, Bow Thine Ear
• Kinds of Perfection
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Kind, Kind, Kindly, Kindness
• Kind
• Loving-Kindness
Webster Dictionary
• Loving-Kindness
• Kindness
• Kinding
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Brotherly Kindness
• Kindness
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Communion in Both Kinds.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Communion under Both Kinds
Lexicons
• ܓ݁ܶܢܣܳܐ
• ܙܺܢܰܐ
• ܙܺܢܰܐ
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• ἀγαθός , ἀγαθοεργός
• γενεά
• γένος
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• אֵיפֹה
• בְּהֵמָה
• דּוֹר , דּוֹר
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Like many words that indicate qualities of character and behaviour, ‘kindness’ has a very broad meaning. It may be well understood through the study of a number of words closely associated with it.

In older versions of the English Bible, kindness is one of the words used to denote God’s covenant love for Israel (Micah 6:8; see LOVE, sub-heading ‘Steadfast love’). It is also used in connection with God’s goodness, patience and forbearance (Romans 2:4; Galatians 5:22-23; Titus 3:4; see GOODNESS; MERCY). Christians likewise are to be kind, particularly in being patient with people and circumstances that test or annoy them (2 Corinthians 6:6; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:12-13; see PATIENCE). The meekness of Christ is a demonstration of his kindness (Matthew 11:28-30; see MEEKNESS).