Reference: Gentleness
Hastings
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He has equipped me with the shield that is your salvation, Your gentleness has made me great.
You have given to me the shield of your deliverance, and your right hand holds me up; your gentleness made me great.
"For this is what the high and lofty One says, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "He lives in the height and in holiness, and also with the one who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
"Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; cry out, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you. He is righteous, and he is able to save. He is humble, and is riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Place my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest for your souls,
even though as apostles of the Messiah we might have made such demands. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother tenderly caring for her own children.
A servant of the Lord must not argue. Instead, he must be kind to everyone, teachable, willing to suffer wrong,
They are not to insult anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and perfectly courteous to everyone.
However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.