Bible Verses About Meekness: General references

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

The meek will he guide in judgment: 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 earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Thou didst cause judgment 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.

The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

¶ He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: 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 an house full of sacrifices with strife.

¶ The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

¶ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

¶ By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

¶ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: 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 yielding pacifieth great offences.

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove 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 the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed?