Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Meek

Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;
Psalm 25:9
He leads the humble in what is right
and teaches them His way.
Psalm 37:11
But the humble will inherit the land
and will enjoy abundant prosperity.
Psalm 149:4
For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people;
He adorns the humble with salvation.
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth,
who carry out what He commands.
Seek righteousness, seek humility;
perhaps you will be concealed
on the day of the Lord’s anger.
Matthew 5:5
The gentle are blessed,
for they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 11:29
All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love,
Philippians 2:1
If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
James 1:21
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?
James 3:13
Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.
1 Peter 2:1
So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

The poor

Isaiah 41:17
The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Isaiah 57:15
For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
Isaiah 66:2
My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.
Psalm 9:18
For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.
Psalm 12:5
“Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”
Zephaniah 3:12
I will leave
a meek and humble people among you,
and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.
Matthew 5:3
“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Matthew 11:5
the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.
1 Corinthians 1:26
Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.
James 1:9
The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation,
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

Rejoice

Isaiah 41:16
You will winnow them
and a wind will carry them away,
a gale will scatter them.
But you will rejoice in the Lord;
you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 61:10
I greatly rejoice in the Lord,
I exult in my God;
for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation
and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,
as a groom wears a turban
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Habakkuk 3:18
yet I will triumph in Yahweh;
I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
Philippians 3:1
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a protection for you.
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

General references

Isaiah 17:7
On that day people will look to their Maker and will turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
Luke 2:20
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.
Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
John 7:49
But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed!”
1 Corinthians 1:27
Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.

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