Proverbs 25:24

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient,

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men:

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

They asked him, “Where is Sarah, your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.”

You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?’ ”

he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;

Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

She is loud and defiant. Her feet don’t stay in her house.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

His disciples said to him, “If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.”

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.