Bible verses about "gentleness" | BBE

³⁶ You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.

¹¹ He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.

² With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

⁴ Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; ⁵ Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

¹⁹ You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry; ²⁰ For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

²⁹ Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith, ²³ Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

¹ Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

¹ By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

¹⁷ But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

³⁵ You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

²⁴ For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong, ²⁵ Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge, ²⁶ And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

¹⁵ But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

² To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.