Then the king called Jehoiada that was the chiefest, and said to him, "Why requirest thou not of the Levites to bring in, out of Judah and Jerusalem the sum appointed by Moses the servant of the LORD, and by the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?"

Now as he came nigh unto the den, he cried with a piteous voice unto Daniel: Yea, the king spake, and said to Daniel, "O Daniel, thou servant of the living God, is not thy God, whom thou alway servest, able to deliver thee from the lions?"

But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness.

Paul, the servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to preach the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of that truth,

that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.

James, the servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sendeth greeting to the twelve tribes which are scattered here and there.

Must

He shall not strive, he shall not cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

And when there was risen dissension and disputing not a little unto Paul and Barnabas, against them: they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should ascend to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

For the weapons of our war are not carnal things, but things mighty in God to cast down strongholds;

that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself,

not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,

For a bishop must be faultless, as it becometh the minister of God; not stubborn, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre:

Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, to exhort you, that ye should continually labour in the faith, which was once given unto the saints.

But

He shall feed his flock like a herdsman. He shall gather the lambs together with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall kindly entreat those that bear young.

I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and softness of Christ, which when I am present among you, am of no reputation, but am bold toward you being absent.

But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.

But were tender among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children,

that they speak evil of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.

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

In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous,

Apt

Yea, and a bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, honestly appareled, harborous, apt to teach,

and such as cleaveth unto the true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome learning, and to improve them that say against it.

General references

Strive not lightly with any man, wher as he hath done thee no harm.

He shall not be an out-crier, nor a high-minded person. His voice shall not be heard in the streets.

They shall show my people the difference between the holy and unholy, betwixt the clean and unclean.

He shall not strive, he shall not cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

For the wrath of man worketh not that which is righteous before God.