Virtue of the week

GENTLENESS

    The attribute gentleness, of spiritual fruit, as found in Galatians 5:22 can be defined as kindness, and goodness, and denotes a moral excellence in demeanor. Here are its Strong's concordance numbers, and definitions:

From G5543; usefulness, that is, moral excellence (in character or demeanor): - gentleness, good (-ness), kindness.

From G5530; employed, that is, (by implication) useful (in manner or morals): - better, easy, good (-ness), gracious, kind.

Main Entry: gentle
Function: verb
Date:14th century

transitive verb
1 : to raise from the commonalty : ENNOBLE
2 a : to make gentler b : to make (an animal) tame and docile c : MOLLIFY, PLACATE d : to stroke soothingly : PET
intransitive verb : to become gentle *the wind gentled*
 

Here are scriptures to help shed light on the meaning of Strong's G5543 and G5544, as used in the Bible:
 

Matthew 11:28-30 KJV+ Come¹²⁰⁵ unto⁴³¹⁴ me,³¹⁶⁵ all³⁹⁵⁶ ye that labor²⁸⁷² and²⁵³² are heavy laden,⁵⁴¹² and I²⁵⁰⁴ will give you rest.^{373, 5209} 29 Take¹⁴² my³⁴⁵⁰ yoke²²¹⁸ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ you,⁵²⁰⁹ and²⁵³² learn³¹²⁹ of⁵⁷⁵ me;¹⁷⁰⁰ for³⁷⁵⁴ I am¹⁵¹⁰ meek⁴²³⁵ and²⁵³² lowly⁵⁰¹¹ in heart:²⁵⁸⁸ and²⁵³² ye shall find²¹⁴⁷ rest³⁷² unto your⁵²¹⁶ souls.⁵⁵⁹⁰ 30 For¹⁰⁶³ my³⁴⁵⁰ yoke²²¹⁸ is easy,⁵⁵⁴³ and²⁵³² my³⁴⁵⁰ burden⁵⁴¹³ is²⁰⁷⁶ light.¹⁶⁴⁵

Luke 5:39 KJV+ No man³⁷⁶² also²⁵³² having drunk⁴⁰⁹⁵ old³⁸²⁰ wine straightway²¹¹² desireth²³⁰⁹ new:³⁵⁰¹ for¹⁰⁶³ he saith,³⁰⁰⁴ The³⁵⁸⁸ old³⁸²⁰ is²⁰⁷⁶ better.⁵⁵⁴³

Luke 6:35 KJV+ But⁴¹³³ love²⁵ ye your⁵²¹⁶ enemies,²¹⁹⁰ and²⁵³² do good,¹⁵ and²⁵³² lend,¹¹⁵⁵ hoping for nothing again;^{560, 3367} and²⁵³² your⁵²¹⁶ reward³⁴⁰⁸ shall be²⁰⁷¹ great,⁴¹⁸³ and²⁵³² ye shall be²⁰⁷¹ the children⁵²⁰⁷ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Highest:⁵³¹⁰ for³⁷⁵⁴ he⁸⁴⁶ is²⁰⁷⁶ kind⁵⁵⁴³ unto¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ unthankful⁸⁸⁴ and²⁵³² to the evil.⁴¹⁹⁰

Romans 2:4 KJV+ Or²²²⁸ despisest²⁷⁰⁶ thou the³⁵⁸⁸ riches⁴¹⁴⁹ of his⁸⁴⁸ goodness⁵⁵⁴⁴ and²⁵³² forbearance⁴⁶³ and²⁵³² longsuffering;³¹¹⁵ not knowing⁵⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ goodness⁵⁵⁴³ of God²³¹⁶ leadeth⁷¹ thee⁴⁵⁷¹ to¹⁵¹⁹ repentance?³³⁴¹

Romans 3:12 KJV+ They are all³⁹⁵⁶ gone out of the way,¹⁵⁷⁸ they are together²⁶⁰ become unprofitable;⁸⁸⁹ there is²⁰⁷⁶ none³⁷⁵⁶ that doeth⁴¹⁶⁰ good,⁵⁵⁴⁴ no,⁽²⁰⁷⁶⁾ not^{3756, (2193)} one.¹⁵²⁰

Romans 11:22 KJV+ Behold¹⁴⁹² therefore³⁷⁶⁷ the goodness⁵⁵⁴⁴ and²⁵³² severity⁶⁶³ of God:²³¹⁶ on^{1909, (3303)} them which fell,⁴⁰⁹⁸ severity;⁶⁶³ but¹¹⁶¹ toward¹⁹⁰⁹ thee,⁴⁵⁷¹ goodness,⁵⁵⁴⁴ if¹⁴³⁷ thou continue in¹⁹⁶¹ his goodness:⁵⁵⁴⁴ otherwise¹⁸⁹³ thou⁴⁷⁷¹ also²⁵³² shalt be cut off.¹⁵⁸¹

1 Corinthians 15:33 KJV+ 33 Be not³³⁶¹ deceived:⁴¹⁰⁵ evil²⁵⁵⁶ communications³⁶⁵⁷ corrupt⁵³⁵¹ good⁵⁵⁴³ manners.²²³⁹

2 Corinthians 6:6 KJV+ By¹⁷²² pureness,⁵⁴ by¹⁷²² knowledge,¹¹⁰⁸ by¹⁷²² longsuffering,³¹¹⁵ by¹⁷²² kindness,⁵⁵⁴⁴ by¹⁷²² the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost,⁴¹⁵¹ by¹⁷²² love²⁶ unfeigned,⁵⁰⁵

Galatians 5:22-23 KJV+ But¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ fruit²⁵⁹⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ love,²⁶ joy,⁵⁴⁷⁹ peace,¹⁵¹⁵ longsuffering,³¹¹⁵ gentleness,⁵⁵⁴⁴ goodness,¹⁹ faith,⁴¹⁰² 23 Meekness,⁴²³⁶ temperance:¹⁴⁶⁶ against²⁵⁹⁶ such⁵¹⁰⁸ there is²⁰⁷⁶ no³⁷⁵⁶ law.³⁵⁵¹

Ephesians 2:4-7 KJV+ But¹¹⁶¹ God,²³¹⁶ who is⁵⁶⁰⁷ rich⁴¹⁴⁵ in¹⁷²² mercy,¹⁶⁵⁶ for¹²²³ his⁸⁴⁸ great⁴¹⁸³ love²⁶ wherewith³⁷³⁹ he loved²⁵ us,²²⁴⁸ 5 Even²⁵³² when we²²⁴⁸ were⁵⁶⁰⁷ dead³⁴⁹⁸ in sins,³⁹⁰⁰ hath quickened us together⁴⁸⁰⁶ with Christ, by⁵⁵⁴⁷ (grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ ye are²⁰⁷⁵ saved;)⁴⁹⁸² 6 And²⁵³² hath raised us up together,⁴⁸⁹¹ and²⁵³² made us sit together⁴⁷⁷⁶ in¹⁷²² heavenly²⁰³² places in¹⁷²² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ Jesus:²⁴²⁴ 7 That²⁴⁴³ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ ages¹⁶⁵ to come¹⁹⁰⁴ he might show¹⁷³¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ exceeding⁵²³⁵ riches⁴¹⁴⁹ of his⁸⁴⁸ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ in¹⁷²² his kindness⁵⁵⁴⁴ toward¹⁹⁰⁹ us²²⁴⁸ through¹⁷²² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ Jesus.²⁴²⁴

Ephesians 4:32 KJV+ And¹¹⁶¹ be¹⁰⁹⁶ ye kind⁵⁵⁴³ one to another,^{240, 1519} tenderhearted,²¹⁵⁵ forgiving⁵⁴⁸³ one another,¹⁴³⁸ even²⁵³² as²⁵³¹ God²³¹⁶ for Christ's sake^{1722, 5547} hath forgiven⁵⁴⁸³ you.⁵²¹³

Colossians 3:12 KJV+ Put on¹⁷⁴⁶ therefore,³⁷⁶⁷ as⁵⁶¹³ the elect¹⁵⁸⁸ of God,²³¹⁶ holy⁴⁰ and²⁵³² beloved,²⁵ bowels⁴⁶⁹⁸ of mercies,³⁶²⁸ kindness,⁵⁵⁴⁴ humbleness of mind,⁵⁰¹² meekness,⁴²³⁶ longsuffering;³¹¹⁵

1 Peter 2:3 KJV+ If so be¹⁵¹² ye have tasted¹⁰⁸⁹ that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² is gracious.⁵⁵⁴³

Revelation 7:4 KJV+ And²⁵³² I heard¹⁹¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ number⁷⁰⁶ of them which were sealed:⁴⁹⁷² and there were sealed⁴⁹⁷² a hundred and forty and four thousand^{1540, 5062, 5064, 5055} of¹⁵³⁷ all³⁹⁵⁶ the tribes⁵⁵⁴³ of the children⁵²⁰⁷ of Israel.²⁴⁷⁴