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Gentleness - Strength With a Tender Touch

 

The biblical qualities of meekness and gentleness are misunderstood and undervalued in today's society of extremes—where all too often people tend to angrily overreact or passively underreact.

 

The Bible places great value on meekness. Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek [Greek praus ], for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5) Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
 

That's a mighty big reward for being meek!  But since "meek" is no longer a popular or commonly used word, modern Bible translations frequently substitute the almost-synonymous word "gentle." Scriptures quoted in this article are mostly from the New King James Version, which uses "meek" and "gentle" interchangeably.