35 Bible Verses about Gentleness

meekness, holiness; against such things there is no law.

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

Let your clemency be made known to all men; the Lord is nigh.

And Peter said to them, Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore receive one another, as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

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

And thou, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people in remission of their sins, through the bowels of mercy of our God, in which the dayspring from on high looked upon us,read more.
to appear unto those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.

Do you look with contempt upon the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance?

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.

And all this took place, that the word spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh, meek, and seated upon a donkey, even a colt, the progeny of the work-beast.

Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul took delight: I will place my Spirit upon Him, and He will proclaim judgment to the Gentiles. He will not strive, nor scream, nor shall any one hear His voice in the streets. The bruised reed He will not break, and He will not quench the smoking wick, until He may send forth judgment unto victory.read more.
And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:

If then there is any consolation in Christ, if there is any comfort of divine love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercies,

being able to sympathize with the ignorant and erring, since himself is also compassed about with infirmity;

And a leper comes to Him, entreating Him, and bowing the knee to Him, and saying to Him, That if thou mayest be willing, thou art able to cleanse me. And Jesus being moved with compassion, reaching forth His hand, touched him, and says to him, I will; be thou cleansed. And He speaking, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

And a certain woman, being in an issue of blood twelve years, and having suffered much from many physicians, and expended all things which were with her, and being profited as to nothing, but rather having come to the worse, hearing concerning Jesus, having come in the crowd behind, touched His garment.read more.
For she was saying, If I may touch His garment, I shall be saved. And immediately the issue of her blood was dried up: and she knew in her body that she is healed of her plague. And immediately Jesus, knowing in Himself that the powerhas gone out from Him, turning in the crowd, said, Who touched my garments? And His disciples continued to say to Him, You see the crowd treading upon you, and you say, Who touched me? And He looked round to see her who did it. And the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has taken place unto herself, came and fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth. And He said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

And they continued to bring little children to Him, that He should touch them: but the disciples rebuked those bringing them. But Jesus seeing was displeased, and said to them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Truly, I say unto you, Whosoever may not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, can not enter into it.read more.
And taking them up in His arms, putting His hands on them, He continued to bless them copiously.

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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.

Blessed are they that mourn: because they shall be comforted.

Likewise, ye wives, be submissive to your own husbands; in order that, if any do not believe the word, they shall be gained through the deportment of their wives, without the word; beholding your chaste deportment which is with reverence: whose beauty, let it not be the external beauty of braiding the hairs, and wearing golds, or putting on of outer garments;read more.
but let their beauty be the hidden man of the heart, in the purity of the meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is perfection complete.

Therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on affections of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

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

Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which you are called, with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;

But you, O man of God, fly from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, divine love, patience, meekness.

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.

But it does not behoove the servant of the Lord to strive, but to be gentle toward all, competent to teach, enduring evil, in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth,

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: having a good conscience, in order that, in whatsoever you are calumniated, those traducing your good deportment in Christ may be ashamed.

but we were gentle in the midst of you, as if a nurse may cherish her children;

Remind them to submit to the governments, authorities, to obey the rule over them, to be ready unto every good work, to speak evil of no one, that they should be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

But be ye kind toward one another, merciful, forgiving one another, as indeed God in Christ forgave you.