Gentleness

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.

And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, — read the full passage →

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.

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

meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children:

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work, — read the full passage →

Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. — read the full passage →

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother’s way, or an occasion of falling.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. — read the full passage →

Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. — read the full passage →

who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;

But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street. — read the full passage →

And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, — read the full passage →

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.

So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty. — read the full passage →

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Whoseadorninglet it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; — read the full passage →

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment; — read the full passage →

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy; for I Jehovah your God am holy.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith. — read the full passage →

One man hath faith to eat all things: but he that is weak eateth herbs.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. — read the full passage →

For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.