1 Peter 3:4

Wives And Husbands

³ Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing; ⁴ But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God. ⁵ And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:

Before God

In the Sight of God

Presence of God

O God

Romans 7:22

In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.

Romans 2:29

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

Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;

2 Corinthians 4:16

For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.

Ephesians 4:2

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

Colossians 3:12

As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

1 Thessalonians 4:11

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

Titus 3:2

To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.

Psalm 25:9

He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

Psalm 45:13

In the great house the king's daughter is all shining: her clothing is worked with gold.

Psalm 51:6

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

Psalm 147:10-11

He has no delight in the strength of a horse; he takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Isaiah 11:4

But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

Isaiah 29:19

And the poor will have their joy in the Lord increased, and those in need will be glad in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 57:15

For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

Jeremiah 51:59

The order which Jeremiah the prophet gave to 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 rule. Now Seraiah was the chief controller of the house.

Matthew 5:5

Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.

Matthew 21:5

Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

Luke 11:40

O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?

Luke 16:15

And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

Romans 6:6

Being conscious that our old man was put to death on the cross with him, so that the body of sin might be put away, and we might no longer be servants to sin.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

Galatians 5:23

Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

Ephesians 4:22-24

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

Colossians 3:3

For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:9-10

Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings,

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.

1 Timothy 2:2

For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.

2 Timothy 2:25

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

James 1:21

For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

James 3:13-17

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

1 Peter 1:23

Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.

1 Peter 3:15

But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;