'Gentle' in the Bible
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.
A gentle response diverts anger, but a harsh statement incites fury.
A gentle statement is a tree of life, but perverted speech shatters the spirit.
Through patience a ruler may be persuaded; a gentle word can break a bone.
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."
I will keep a humble and gentle people among you, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
Place my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest for your souls,
When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, they thought they could make it to Phoenix, so they hoisted anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete.
Which do you prefer? Should I come to you with a stick, or with love and a gentle spirit?
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.
He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or love money.
and gentle when refuting opponents. After all, maybe God will allow them to repent and to come to a full knowledge of the truth,
They are not to insult anyone or be argumentative. Instead, they are to be gentle and perfectly courteous to everyone.
Therefore, rid yourselves of everything impure and every expression of wickedness, and with a gentle spirit welcome the word planted in you that can save your souls.
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.
Instead, it should be the inner disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values greatly.