'Gentle' in the Bible

But Jacob replied, “You know, my lord, that the children are frail and need gentle care, and the nursing flocks and herds [with young] are of concern to me; for if the men should drive them hard for a single day, all the flocks will die.

(Now the man Moses was very humble (gentle, kind, devoid of self-righteousness), more than any man who was on the face of the earth.)

Let my teaching fall like rainand my word settle like dew,like gentle rain on new grassand showers on tender plants.

And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.

After the earthquake there came fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire, there was the sound of a gentle whisper.

and worthless men, {sons of wickedness}, were gathered about him and became hostile against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was a boy and gentle of heart and was not strong enough [to stand] before them.

Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word is with thee,

Will it make numerous pleas for mercy to you? Or will it speak gentle words to you?

But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.

Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper,So that the waves of the sea were still.

Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.

Let her be as a loving hind and graceful doe,Let her breasts refresh and satisfy you at all times;Always be exhilarated and delight in her love.

A gentle answer turns away anger,but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

A gentle statement is a tree of life, but perverted speech shatters the spirit.

Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

Before destruction the heart of man is full of pride, and before honour goes a gentle spirit.

The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

A ruler can be persuaded through patience,and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word.

"At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told, 'A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the desert on my dear people. It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.

I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I didn't know that they had devised schemes against me. They told themselves, "Let's destroy the tree with its fruit. Let's eliminate him from the land of the living, so his name won't be remembered again."

Crushing the head of the poor, and turning the steps of the gentle out of the way: and a man and his father go in to the same young woman, putting shame on my holy name:

I will keep a humble and gentle people among you, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

The gentle are blessed,for they will inherit the earth.

See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.

All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

Tell Daughter Zion,“Look, your King is coming to you,gentle, and mounted on a donkey,even on a colt,the foal of a beast of burden.”

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

Which do you prefer? Should I come to you with a stick, or with love and a gentle spirit?

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so you also won’t be tempted.

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

So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.

So, as God’s own chosen people, who are holy [set apart, sanctified for His purpose] and well-beloved [by God Himself], put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience [which has the power to endure whatever injustice or unpleasantness comes, with good temper];

bearing graciously with one another, and willingly forgiving each other if one has a cause for complaint against another; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so should you forgive.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy—

But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

and gentle when refuting opponents. After all, maybe God will allow them to repent and to come to a full knowledge of the truth,

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;

Therefore, rid yourselves of everything impure and every expression of wickedness, and with a gentle spirit welcome the word planted in you that can save your souls.

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

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

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

Instead, it should consist of what is inside the heart with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very valuable in God’s eyes.