1 Peter 3:4

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1 Peter 3:4

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Summary

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

The hidden

Which is not

1 Peter 1:23

A meek

Quiet

1 Timothy 2:2

Which is in

General references

2 Samuel 1:24

Bible References

The hidden

The king's daughter within the palace is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?

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

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him , that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin;

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Which is not

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

A meek

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.

Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide 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 Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:

meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

Quiet

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child with his mother, Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

Which is in

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man.

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.

And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

General references

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.