TOPICAL BIBLE
Meekness
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Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen.Genesis 26:20But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.Genesis 26:21Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.Genesis 26:22He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”Exodus 2:13The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”Exodus 14:13But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.Exodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”Exodus 15:24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”Exodus 16:7and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?”Exodus 16:8And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”Numbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.Numbers 16:4When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses He will bring near to Himself.Numbers 16:6You, Korah, and all your followers are to do as follows: Take censers,Numbers 16:7and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”Numbers 16:8Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!Numbers 16:9Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?Numbers 16:10He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.Numbers 16:11Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”Judges 8:2But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?Judges 8:3God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.1 Samuel 1:13Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk1 Samuel 1:14and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”1 Samuel 1:15“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.1 Samuel 1:16Do not take your servant for a wicked woman, for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”1 Samuel 10:27But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.1 Samuel 17:29“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”2 Samuel 16:9Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”2 Samuel 16:10But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”2 Samuel 16:13So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.2 Samuel 16:14Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.Psalm 22:26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!Psalm 25:9He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.Psalm 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.Psalm 38:13But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.Psalm 38:14I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.Psalm 76:8From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was stillPsalm 76:9when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. SelahPsalm 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!Psalm 120:6Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.Psalm 120:7I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.Psalm 147:6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.Psalm 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Proverbs 15:18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.Proverbs 16:32He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.Proverbs 17:1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.Proverbs 19:11A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.Proverbs 20:3It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.Proverbs 29:8Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.Ecclesiastes 7:8The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.Isaiah 11:4but 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.Isaiah 29:19The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
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