What Does The Bible Say About?

Kindness

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Ephesians 4:32

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

Luke 6:35

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But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Proverbs 11:17

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A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

Colossians 3:12

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

Proverbs 31:26

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

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Proverbs 19:17

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Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

1 John 3:18

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Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Galatians 6:10

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Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.

1 Peter 3:9

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Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Galatians 5:22

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

Philippians 2:1-30

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Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: . . .

Romans 11:22

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Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

1 Peter 4:8

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Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Acts 20:35

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In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

1 Corinthians 13:4

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Romans 2:4

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Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Colossians 3:14

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And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

Galatians 5:22-23

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1 John 3:17

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If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

1 Peter 3:8

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Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

Micah 6:8

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

Proverbs 19:22

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The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

Matthew 5:42

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Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Ephesians 4:29

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Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Proverbs 21:21

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He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

2 Peter 1:7

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and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

Matthew 25:34-36

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Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’

Proverbs 14:21

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He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

Romans 15:2

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Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Acts 28:2

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The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

2 Thessalonians 3:13

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But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

Isaiah 54:10

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Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Matthew 5:7

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Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

John 3:16

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Titus 3:4

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But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

2 Corinthians 6:6

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in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;

Galatians 6:2

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Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Ruth 3:10

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Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

Zechariah 7:9

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“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.

1 Peter 3:8-9

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Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Romans 12:10

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Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

Joshua 2:12

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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

Psalm 117:2

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For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!

Ephesians 2:7

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in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.

Nehemiah 9:17

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They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

1 Timothy 5:10

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and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.

Romans 12:15

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Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Romans 15:1

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We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

2 Samuel 9:7

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“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

Matthew 5:43-48

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You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same? . . .

Luke 6:27-31

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But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Matthew 6:14

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For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Joel 2:13

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So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

2 Samuel 2:6

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Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this.

Romans 15:5

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Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,

Romans 5:8

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But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Colossians 3:12-13

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Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Genesis 40:14

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But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

Acts 14:17

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Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

Isaiah 54:8

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In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Proverbs 15:1

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

Genesis 21:23

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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.”

2 Samuel 9:1-13

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Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?” And there was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied. So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.” “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.” So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar. . . .

Psalm 141:5

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Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Psalm 31:21

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Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

1 Samuel 20:14

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And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

1 Samuel 20:15

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and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

Ruth 2:20

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Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”

2 Samuel 2:5

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So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.

1 Samuel 15:6

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And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

Genesis 24:12

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“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Psalm 112:5

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It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Zechariah 7:10

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Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Galatians 6:9

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Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Luke 6:38

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Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Galatians 6:1

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Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Genesis 20:13

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So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to Sarah, ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’”

Genesis 24:14

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Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—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.”

Psalm 36:7

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How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

1 Timothy 6:18

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Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

2 Samuel 9:1

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Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”

James 1:27

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Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Acts 27:3

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The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

Proverbs 3:2-4

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for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.

Romans 13:10

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Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Luke 6:30

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Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

Proverbs 3:3

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Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

2 Samuel 9:3

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So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

Luke 12:33-34

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Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Romans 8:35-39

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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Leviticus 19:34

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You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

Luke 6:34

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And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

Romans 12:9-13

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Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Acts 24:23

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He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.

1 Kings 2:7

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But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Joshua 2:6-16

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(But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.) So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut. Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. . . .

Proverbs 31:10-31

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A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. . . .

Judges 8:35

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They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.

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