'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.