Bible Verses About Meekness: General references

The meek shall eat and be satisfied; They shall praise Jehovah that seek after him: Let your heart live for ever.

The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.

Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Thou didst cause sentence to be heard from heaven; The earth feared, and was still,

When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. [Selah

Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.

Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.

Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?