2. Gentleness, Kindness Prov 19:22 What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar. Prov 31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness.

3. Gentleness, Kindness Chrestotes, usually translated kindness. –Goodness of heart, uprightness, generosity, integrity –Plummer describes it as “a sympathetic kindliness or sweetness of temperament” –Richard C. Trench, in his word study, says: “it is a beautiful word for the expression of a beautiful grace”

4. Gentleness, Kindness A Divine Attribute - from the Old Testament ‒ Psalm 104:24-28 ‒ Psalm 145:2-12 ‒ Psalm 25:8-10; 119:65-68 ‒ Nahum 1:7 ‒ Rom. 11:22; Rom. 2:4 ‒ Luke 6:35 ‒ John 3:16; Titus 3:4-7; Eph. 2:7

5. Gentleness, Kindness Plummer describes chrestotes as “a sympathetic kindliness or sweetness of temperament which puts others at ease and shrinks from giving pain” A characteristic of a truly good life ‒ Evil associations can affect it …1 Cor. 15:33 ‒ A command to be kind……Eph. 4:32; Col. 3:12 ‒ An unusual use of the term……….Matt. 11:30 (well-fitting, not harsh)

6. Gentleness, Kindness Ferrell Jenkins, in “Flesh and Spirit” says the following (paraphrased): Christian kindness is a lovely thing, and its loveliness comes from the fact that it means treating others the way in which God has treated us.