Bible verses about "gentleness" | Godbey

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

4 Divine love suffers long; divine love is kind; divine love envies not; does not make a display of itself, is not puffed up, 5 does not behave itself uncomely, seeks not its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;

Ephesians 4:2

2 with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;

James 1:19-20

19 Know, my beloved brethren; but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow toward wrath: 20 for the wrath of man works not the righteousness of God.

Galatians 5:22

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is divine love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Matthew 11:29

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

Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is divine love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, 23 meekness, holiness; against such things there is no law.

Galatians 6:1

1 Brethren, if indeed a man may be overtaken in some transgression, you who are spiritual, perfect such an one in the spirit of meekness; watching yourself, lest you may also be tempted.

James 3:17

17 But the wisdom which is from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily persuaded, full of mercy and of good works, free from partiality and hypocrisy.

2 Timothy 2:24-26

24 But it does not behoove the servant of the Lord to strive, but to be gentle toward all, competent to teach, enduring evil, 25 in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him (the Lord's servant) according to his will.

1 Peter 3:15

15 but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts: being always ready for an answer to every one asking you a reason for the hope which is in you, but with meekness and fear:

Titus 3:2

2 to speak evil of no one, that they should be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

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