Be gentle

• Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
• I Thessalonians 2:7 - But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
• II Timothy 2:24 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
• Titus 3:2 - To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
• Meek - Mild of temper; soft; gentle; not easily provoked or irritated; yielding; given to forbearance under injuries.  Appropriately, humble, in an evangelical sense; submissive to the divine will; not proud, self-sufficient or refractory; not peevish and apt to complain of divine dispensations. Christ says, Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29
• Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,...

For meat destroy not the work of God

• Romans 14:20 - For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
• Be who you are, and do what you must do... (avoid, etc.) but don't necessarily preach 'at' them!
• Romans 14:14 - I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
• However, be sure that you don't let them preach, challenge or try to change you, either!
• Titus 2:15 - These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
• However, if they ask... determine if you should even answer... if so, then answer with grace but be sure to give them truth!
• We have nothing to be ashamed of...
• II Timothy 1:8 - Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
• Proverbs 26:4,5- Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.  Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
• Do you know the full testimony of the Lord?
• What do you know about Paul's testimony?

Study...

• II Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
• I Thessalonians 4:11 - And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Be apt to teach

• II Timothy 2:2 - And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
• I Corinthians 4:17 - For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
• I Corinthians 14:19 - Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
• II Timothy 2:24 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
• Titus 2:4,5 - That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
• I Timothy 6:3 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
• I Timothy 4:11 - These things command and teach.
• I Timothy 2:12 - But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
• I Timothy 1:3 - As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,