Bible Verses About Meekness
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Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
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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.
13But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
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.