Bible Verses About Meekness

If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.

And the humble have added joy in Jehovah, And the poor among men In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.

It hath been exacted, and he hath answered, And he openeth not his mouth, As a lamb to the slaughter he is brought, And as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, And he openeth not his mouth.

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.

He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid it upon him.

He putteth in the dust his mouth, if so be there is hope.

He giveth to his smiter the cheek, He is filled with reproach.

Do two walk together if they have not met?

Seek Jehovah, all ye humble of the land, Who His judgment have done, Seek ye righteousness, seek humility, It may be ye are hidden in a day of the anger of Jehovah.

`Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land.

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

but I--I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take--suffer to him also the cloak.

`And whoever shall impress thee one mile, go with him two,

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and shalt hate thine enemy;

but I--I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

that ye may be sons of your Father in the heavens, because His sun He doth cause to rise on evil and good, and He doth send rain on righteous and unrighteous.

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

`Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

then saith Pilate to him, `Dost thou not hear how many things they witness against thee?'

And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.