The king's daughter is all glorious within; her clothing is plaited with gold.

Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part You shall make me to know wisdom.

Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Foolish ones! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be nullified, that we should no longer serve sin.

For I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man.

Therefore we do not faint. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which is corrupted according to the deceitful lusts,

and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

for you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his practices,

and have put on the new man who is renewed in full true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him,

having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the Word of God which lives and abides forever,

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

The lowly He guides in justice, and the lowly He teaches His way.

Jehovah lifts up the lowly; He casts the wicked down to the ground.

For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation.

But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with equity for the meek of the earth. And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

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

For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and consecrated place, even with the contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon Me; because Jehovah has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest unto your souls.

Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King is coming to you, meek, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and fairness of Christ; who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

meekness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance unto a full true knowledge of the truth,

to speak evil of no one, not being a brawler, but fair, showing all meekness to all men.

Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted Word, which has the power to save your souls.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works out of good conduct, in the meekness of wisdom.

This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, fair, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

Surely my soul has been calm and quiet, like a child weaned by his mother; my soul is like a weaned child.

The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And Seraiah was a quiet leader.

that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity.

But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look at his appearance nor at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For man does not see as He sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks at the heart.

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy.

For Jehovah takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation.

And He said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.