35 Bible Verses about Gentleness

meekness, continence; against such there is no law.

with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;

Let your forbearance be known to all men: the Lord is near!

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

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

now a servant of the Lord must not engage in strife, but should be gentle towards all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong, in meekness correcting those opposing themselves, if peradventure God should give them repentance to a full knowledge of the truth, and they may return to soberness out of the snare of the Devil, having been taken captive by him in accordance with his will.

"And you also, child, shall be called 'Prophet of the Most High;' for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to prepare His ways; to give knowledge of salvation to His people in remission of their sins, because of the tender compassions of the mercy of our God, wherein the day-spring from on high shall visit us,read more.
to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

Or, do you despise the riches of His kindness 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 ye shall find rest for your souls;

Now this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, meek and mounted upon an ass, and on a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'"

"Behold, My servant Whom I chose, My Beloved, in Whom My soul delighted. I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He will declare judgment to the gentiles. He will not strive, nor cry aloud; nor will any one hear His voice in the streets: A bruised reed will He not break, and a smoking flax will He not quench, till He send forth judgment unto victory;read more.
And in His name will the gentiles hope."

Now I, Paul, myself entreat you, through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in your presence, indeed, am lowly among you; but, being absent, am bold toward you;

If there is, therefore, any consolation in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender affections and compassions,

able to bear with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity;

And there comes to Him a leper, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying to Him, "If Thou wilt, Thou canst cleanse me!" And Jesus, moved with compassion, and stretching forth His hand, touched him, and saith to him, "I am willing; be cleansed." And straight-way the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

And a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, and having suffered many things under many physicians, and having spent all that she had, and having been profited nothing, but rather coming into the worse state, having heard the things concerning Jesus, coming in the crowd behind, touched His garment.read more.
For she said, "If I touch even His garments, I shall be healed." And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was cured of the plague. And straight-way Jesus, perceiving in Himself that power had gone forth from Him, turning about in the crowd, said, "Who touched Me?" And His disciples said to Him, "Thou seest the multitude thronging Thee, and sayest Thou, 'Who touched Me?'" And He was looking around to see her who did this. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came, and fell down before Him, and told Him all the truth. And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you; go in peace, and be well of your ailment."

And they were bringing little children to Him, that He might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus, seeing it, was much displeased, and said to them, "Permit the little children to come to Me; forbid them not; for to such belongs the Kingdom of God. Verily I say to you, whosoever does not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, will in no wise enter therein."read more.
And, taking them in His arms, He was blessing them, placing His hands upon them.

And the scribes and the Pharisees bring to Him a woman taken in adultery; and, having placed her in the midst, they say to Him, "Teacher, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such; what, therefore, dost Thou say?"read more.
This they said, trying Him, that they might have whereof to accuse Him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing with His finger on the ground. And, as they continued asking Him, He, having raised Himself up, said to them, "Let the sinless one among you first cast a stone at her." And, again stooping down, He was writing with His finger on the ground. And they, having heard it, were going out, one by one, from the eldest to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the midst. And Jesus, having lifted Himself up, said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?" She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said to her, "Neither do I condemn you; go your way; henceforth sin no more."]

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, mild, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

"Happy are the meek: because they shall inherit the earth.

In like manner, ye wives, be subject to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they may, without the word, be gained through the conduct of their wives, having beheld your chaste conduct mingled with fear: whose adorning, let it not be the outward one of braiding of hair and of wearing of golden ornaments, or of putting on apparel;read more.
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.

Put on, therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering;

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

I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which ye were called, with all humility and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love;

But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness.

Brethren, even if a man be caught in any trespass, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness; considering yourself, lest you also be tempted.

now a servant of the Lord must not engage in strife, but should be gentle towards all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong, in meekness correcting those opposing themselves, if peradventure God should give them repentance to a full knowledge of the truth,

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts; ready always for an answer to every one who asks of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear; having a good conscience; that, in whatever ye are spoken against, those who revile your good conduct may be put to shame.

But we became gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherishes her own children:

Remind them to submit to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work; to speak evil of no one, to be averse to strife, to be mild, showing all meekness to all men.

and become kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God also in Christ forgave you.