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kindness

Meaning of “kindness”

Goodwill, benevolence, mercy, or an act that promotes another's welfare.

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48 occurrences43 verses23 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 20:13

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1 Samuel 15:6
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¶ And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 15:6 · retained source text

¶ And Saul saide vnto the Kenites, Goe, depart, get you downe from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for yee shewed kindnesse to all the children of Israel when they came vp out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

1 Samuel 20:14
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And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:14 · retained source text

And thou shalt not onely while yet I liue, shew me the kindnesse of the LORD, that I die not:

1 Samuel 20:15
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But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:15 · retained source text

But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindnesse from my house for euer: no not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of Dauid, euery one from the face of the earth.

Complete reference index — all 43 verses
Genesis 20:13Genesis 21:23Genesis 24:12Genesis 24:14Genesis 40:14Joshua 2:12Judges 8:35Ruth 2:20Ruth 3:101 Samuel 15:61 Samuel 20:141 Samuel 20:152 Samuel 2:52 Samuel 2:62 Samuel 3:82 Samuel 9:12 Samuel 9:32 Samuel 9:72 Samuel 10:22 Samuel 16:171 Kings 2:71 Kings 3:61 Chronicles 19:22 Chronicles 24:22Nehemiah 9:17Esther 2:9Psalms 31:21Psalms 117:2Psalms 119:76Psalms 141:5Proverbs 19:22Proverbs 31:26Isaiah 54:8Isaiah 54:10Jeremiah 2:2Joel 2:13Jonah 4:2Acts 28:22 Corinthians 6:6Ephesians 2:7Colossians 3:12Titus 3:42 Peter 1:7

Where “kindness” appears

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Genesis5 occurrences
5 versesJoshua2 occurrences
1 verseJudges1 occurrence
1 verseRuth2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel10 occurrences
8 verses1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 versePsalms4 occurrences
4 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseJoel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter2 occurrences
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