[Red Badger]

It’s nice to be important but it’s more important to be nice...............

[Burma Jones]

Sorry to make everything political, but I’ve seen this distinction pushed elsewhere recently. Other than the fact that it seems to be quibbling over semantics, I think there’s an agenda, as in: ‘conservatives may be “nice,” but they don’t believe the correct things, so they’re horrible. We progressives, on the other hand, may act in objectively awful ways, but our hearts are in the right place, so we’re “kind,” which is better than “nice.”’

[Ezekiel]

In essence, to be nice is an action, while “kind” describes a lasting personality trait.

Genesis 1

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

The Hebrew word for kindness is chesed [חסד], which is the character trait associated with Abraham.

Perhaps the Ur ("light") of the Chaldees was rooted in superficial niceties -- schmoozing for personal gain, networking.

Urterior motives, so to speak, whereas Abraham was the real deal. Amirite?

Simple to understand, because as AI tells it, it's a phenomenon where a speaker accidentally or habitually substitutes the "r" sound with an "l" sound, or vice versa.

Letter and/or sound swaps --

It's like something straight out of a Christmas Story.

It's funny but no joke, because Chaldees [כַּשְׂדִּים, kasdim, pl. of kesed] is a word play on Chasidim [חֲסִידִים, pl. of chasid which comes from chesed].

The name Chaldeans in the Bible

The name כשדים looks like it is a common Hebrew form to denote a people descended from כשד (Chesed — please see that name for meaning and etymology).

https://www.abarim-publications.com/Meaning/Chaldeans.html

Kindness begins with the letter chet:

חָסִיד châçîyd, khaw-seed'; from H2616; properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint):—godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un-) godly.

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h2623/kjv/wlc/0-1/

“The distinguishing factor seems to lie in the motivation of a person or act.”

Beginning with a... kaf 🗣️ 🗣️:

A people descended from chesed...

כֶּשֶׂד Kesed, keh'-sed; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Kesed, a relative of Abraham:—Chesed.

These terms can overlap but are not entirely synonymous, so recognizing these nuances can help you be more accurate in your descriptions.

What’s the Difference Between “Nice” and “Kind”?

Be Kinder:

Kinder

Children of Israel:

Matthew 18

1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.