Meekness

Meekness

 

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

  • Matthew 5:5

 

But with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.

  • Isaiah 11:4

 

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him—may your hearts live forever!

  • Psalm 22:26

 

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

  • Psalm 149:4

 

The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.

  • Psalm 147:6

 

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

  • Psalm 25:9

 

Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

  • 1 Peter 3:4

 

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.

  • Zephaniah 2:3

 

Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  • Isaiah 29:19

 

But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

  • Psalm 37:11

 

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

  • Proverbs 15:1