Kindness Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What does Proverbs say is better than sacrifice?
- A. Wealth
- B. Mercy and truth ✓
- C. Fasting
- D. Knowledge
Answer: Mercy and truth
Mercy and truth are better than sacrifice. (Proverbs 3:3; cf. Hosea 6:6)
Q2.Who showed kindness to David by bringing him supplies in the wilderness?
- A. Nabal
- B. Barzillai ✓
- C. Ahithophel
- D. Shimei
Answer: Barzillai
Barzillai the Gileadite... brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse. (2 Samuel 17:27-29)
Q3.Which woman showed kindness to the spies Joshua sent to Jericho?
- A. Deborah
- B. Rahab ✓
- C. Jael
- D. Ruth
Answer: Rahab
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly... and they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. (Joshua 2:1)
Q4.What does Galatians list as part of the fruit of the Spirit?
- A. Patience, gentleness, goodness ✓
- B. Wealth, power, honor
- C. Strength, courage, wisdom
- D. Knowledge, prophecy, tongues
Answer: Patience, gentleness, goodness
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance. (Galatians 5:22-23)
Q5.What did Ruth say to Naomi when Naomi urged her to return to Moab?
- A. I will go where you go ✓
- B. I am too tired
- C. Let me first gather food
- D. Your God is not my God
Answer: I will go where you go
Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go. (Ruth 1:16)
Q6.In the parable of the Good Samaritan, what did the priest do?
- A. Helped the wounded man
- B. Passed by on the other side ✓
- C. Sent for a physician
- D. Prayed for him
Answer: Passed by on the other side
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. (Luke 10:31-32)
Q7.Who showed kindness to Saul's crippled grandson Mephibosheth?
- A. Joab
- B. David ✓
- C. Abner
- D. Solomon
Answer: David
And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake. (2 Samuel 9:7)
Q8.What does Ephesians say we should be to one another?
- A. Tenderhearted, forgiving one another ✓
- B. Strict and disciplined
- C. Silent and reserved
- D. Bold and assertive
Answer: Tenderhearted, forgiving one another
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32)
Q9.What did Boaz tell his reapers to leave for Ruth?
- A. Extra handfuls of purpose ✓
- B. Gold coins
- C. A lamb
- D. Water only
Answer: Extra handfuls of purpose
Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not... let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her. (Ruth 2:15-16)
Q10.What does Proverbs say about a righteous man regarding his animals?
- A. He sells them for profit
- B. He is cruel to them
- C. He regardeth the life of his beast ✓
- D. He ignores them
Answer: He regardeth the life of his beast
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. (Proverbs 12:10)