Meekness: General Scriptures Concerning

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

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

But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.

From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still

…when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah

The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

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

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.

The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

…but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him. …

Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

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

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ …

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

…gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

…with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Do everything without complaining or arguing,

…so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

…not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.

But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

…to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. …

…but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; …

But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”