Christian Meekness

The word ‘meek’ is normally associated with weak. Moreover, it is usually considered as a derogatory term to describe an ineffective person. But, that is not what the Bible teaches about ‘meekness’.  In fact, Jesus Christ and Moses were considered to be meek. James 3:13-17 is a key Bible passage that defines what meekness really means.  In the Bible, meekness includes the following characteristics:

  • Obedience to the Word of God
  • Sharing the Gospel
  • Not engaging is empty disputes
  • Assurance of salvation and eternity
  • Concern for the poor and needy
  • Having spiritual fruit (good behavior)
  • No discrimination
  • A genuine, faithful Christian

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Common culture definitions:

Jesus Christ is Meek

Moses was Meek

Meekness – A Christian Characteristic

Meekness Tied to Salvation (Old Testament)

Biblical Definition of Meekness

8 Characteristics of Meekness

Pure – Obedient holiness in love

Peaceable – Peace in sharing Gospel

Gentle – No vain strife

Well Persuaded – Assurance of eternity

Full of mercy – Concern for poor and needy

Full of good fruits – Spiritual fruit

Without partiality – No discrimination

Without hypocrisy – genuine, faithful Christian

New Testament Words for ‘Meek’

Old Testament Words for ‘Meek’

 

Common culture definitions:

  • Meriam-Webster.com
    • Enduring injury with patience and without resentment -Mild
    • Deficient in spirit and courage -Submissive
    • Not violent or strong – Moderate
  • com
    • Humbly patient or quiet in nature, as under provocation from others.
    • Overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.
    • Obsolete:gentle; kind.

 

Jesus Christ is Meek

  • 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. (Mat 11:29)
  • Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. (Mat 21:5)
  • Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: (2Co 10:1)

 

But Jesus Christ was Bold

  • And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise. (Joh 2:14-16)
  • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. (Mat 23:27-28)
  • Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. (Joh 8:44)

 

Moses was Meek

  • (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)  (Num 12:3)

 

Moses Commands the King of Egypt

  • And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast (Exo 10:3-4)
  • Moses commanded the Pharaoh to let God’s people go:
    • And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.  (Exo 5:1)
    • I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.  (Psa 119:46)

 

Meekness – A Christian Characteristic

  • But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. (Gal 5:22-24)
  • Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. (Mat 5:5)

 

Meekness Tied to Salvation (Old Testament)

  • The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.  (Psa 25:9)
  • My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.  (Psa 34:2)
    • Humble – same word as ‘meek’ in Hebrew
  • But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.  (Psa 37:11)
  • The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.  (Psa 69:32)
    • Humble – same word as ‘meek’ in Hebrew
  • When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.  (Psa 76:9)
  • The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.  (Psa 147:6)
  • For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.  (Psa 149:4)

 

Biblical Definition of Meekness

  • New Testament – 16 occurrences
  • Old Testament – 100+ occurrences
  • Words literally mean gentle, mild, depressed, etc.

 

Key Passage to Define ‘Meek’

  • Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. (Jas 3:13-17)

 

8 Characteristics of Meekness

 

Pure – Obedient holiness in love

  • G53, hagnos (cognates are G47 – harneia, G48 – hangizo, G49 – hagnismos, G54 – hagnotes)
    • Literally, to make pure, clean
    • G53 also has a common root with G40
  • G40, hagios (cognates are G37 – hagiazo, G38 – hagiasmos, G39 hagion, G41 – hagiotes, G42 – hagiosne)
    • To make or be holy (set apart, made pure, clean, sanctified)
  • Old Testament (H1305), barar – to be made pure (Dan 12:10, Dan 11:35, Isa 52:11, 2 Sam 22:27, Psa 18:26, Zeph 3:9
  • Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:  (1Pe 1:22)
  • Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.  (1Jn 3:2-3)
  • Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.  (1Ti 5:22)
  • For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.  (2Co 11:2)

 

Peaceable – Peace in sharing Gospel

  • G1516,eirinikos (see also the cogntes G1515 – eirenes, G1517 – eirenopoieo, G1518 – eirenpoios) – G1516 literally means what pertains to peace
  • Peace is symbolic of salvation:
    • Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:  (Rom 5:1)
    • And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.  (Isa 54:13)
    • Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.  (Isa 26:3)
  • Jesus is the prince of Peace
    • For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  (Isa 9:6)
    • The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)  (Act 10:36)
    • And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.  (Col 1:20)
  • Those who humbly recognize they are not saved by their own works, but by the grace of God:
    • Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,  (2Ti 1:9)
  • Share the Gospel in peace
    • And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.  (Mat 10:13-14)
    • And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.  (Col 3:15)
    • The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. (Php 1:16-17)
    • And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.  (Jas 3:18)

 

Gentle – No vain strife

  • G1933, epieikes (literally, ‘upon fairness’, appropriate) – 5 total occurrences
  • Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;  (1Ti 3:3)
  • Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.  (1Pe 2:18)
    • G1933 is the opposite of ‘froward’ (G4646), which literally means to be crooked / warped)
  • Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.  (Php 4:5)
  • To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.  (Tit 3:2)
    • No brawler – Gr: amachos (G269 – 2 occurrences (Titus 3:2, 1 Tim 3:3) – literally, without fights / battles (G3163)
      • Mache (G3163) – 4 occurrences: Titus 3:9, 2 Tim 2:23, 2 Cor 7:5, James 4:1
      • Machomai (G3164) – 4 occurrences: John 6:52, Acts 7:26, 2 Tim 2:24, James 4:2
      • Machaira (G3162) – all 29 occurrences – sword
    • Ready to make a defense of hope
      • But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:  (1Pe 3:15)
    • No desire for strivings / contentions
      • The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. (Php 1:16-17)
      • But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.  (Tit 3:9)
      • Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, (2Ti 2:22-24)
      • But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.  (1Ti 4:7)
      • Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (1Ti 1:4-7)

Proverbs against Fighting

  • H4066 – Heb: madon – literally, brawling, fighting to win (worse than strife – see below on strife)
    • What strife causes (Pr 17:14, Pr 15:18) – see below on ‘strife’ (H7378/H7379)
    • Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. (Pro 6:14)
    • A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. (Pro 15:18)
    • A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. (Pro 16:28)
    • The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. (Pro 17:14)
    • Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. (Pro 22:10)
    • Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. (Pro 26:20)
    • He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. (Pro 28:25)
    • An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. (Pro 29:22)
  • H4079 – Heb: midyan
    • The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. (Pro 18:18)
    • A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. (Pro 18:19)
    • A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. (Pro 19:13)
    • It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. (Pro 21:9)
    • It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. (Pro 21:19)
    • Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? (Pro 23:29)
    • It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. (Pro 25:24)
    • As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. (Pro 26:21)
    • A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. (Pro 27:15)
  • H4090 – Heb: medan
    • A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. (Pro 6:19)
    • Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. (Pro 10:12)

 

Well Persuaded – Assurance of eternity

  • ‘Easily entreated’ implies gullibility / vulnerability
  • Greek word eupeithes literally means ‘well persuaded’
  • ‘Apeithes’ translated as disobedient
  • G2138, eupeithes (literally, well persuaded) – will respond to truth – only occurrence in James 3:17
    • Compare to G545 (cognates G543, G544), apeithes -without (not) persuaded– usually translated as disobedient, unbelief
  • G3982 (peitho) – persuade, trust, confidence – 55 occurrences
    • Jesus trusted God: – He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.  (Mat 27:43)
    • Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.  (Act 13:43)
    • And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.  (Act 17:4)
    • And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.  (Act 19:8)
    • For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom 8:38-39)
    • I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.  (Rom 14:14)
    • But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:  (2Co 1:9)
    • O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?  (Gal 3:1)
    • Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?  (Gal 5:7)
    • Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:  (Php 1:6)
    • For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.  (Php 3:3)
    • For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.  (2Ti 1:12)
    • And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.  (Heb 2:13)
    • These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.  (Heb 11:13)

 

Full of mercy – Concern for poor and needy

  • G3324 / G3325 (Greek: mestos / mestoo) – to be filled / full / replete
  • Key verses:
    • Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. (Luk 10:36-37)
    • He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.  (Pro 14:31)
    • He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.  (Pro 14:21)
    • He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?  (Mic 6:8)
  • G1656, eleos (cognates are G1652, G1653, G1654, G1655) – compassion
  • Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Mat 5:7)
  • But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. (Mat 9:13)
  • And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. (Mat 9:27)
  • But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Mat 12:7)
  • And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. (Mat 15:22)
  • Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. (Mat 17:15)
  • And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. (Mat 20:30)
  • And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. (Mat 20:31)
  • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. (Mat 23:23)
  • And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. (Mar 10:47)
  • And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. (Mar 10:48)
  • And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. (Luk 1:50)
  • He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; (Luk 1:54)
  • And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. (Luk 1:58)
  • To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; (Luk 1:72)
  • Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, (Luk 1:78)
  • And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. (Luk 10:37)
  • And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (Luk 16:24)
  • And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. (Luk 17:13)
  • And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. (Luk 18:38)
  • And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. (Luk 18:39)
  • For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. (Rom 9:15)
  • So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. (Rom 9:16)
  • Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. (Rom 9:18)
  • And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, (Rom 9:23)
  • For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: (Rom 11:30)
  • Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. (Rom 11:31)
  • For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. (Rom 11:32)
  • Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. (Rom 12:8)
  • And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. (Rom 15:9)
  • Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. (1Co 7:25)
  • Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; (2Co 4:1)
  • And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. (Gal 6:16)
  • But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (Eph 2:4)
  • For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. (Php 2:27)
  • Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. (1Ti 1:2)
  • Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. (1Ti 1:13)
  • Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. (1Ti 1:16)
  • To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2Ti 1:2)
  • The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: (2Ti 1:16)
  • The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. (2Ti 1:18)
  • To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. (Tit 1:4)
  • Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (Tit 3:5)
  • Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb 4:16)
  • He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: (Heb 10:28)
  • For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. (Jas 2:13)
  • But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. (Jas 3:17)
  • Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. (Jas 5:11)
  • Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (1Pe 1:3)
  • Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. (1Pe 2:10)
  • Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. (2Jn 1:3)
  • Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. (Jud 1:2)
  • Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (Jud 1:21)
  • Proverbs on mercy:
  • Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: (Pro 3:3)
  • He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. (Pro 14:21)
  • He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. (Pro 14:31)
  • Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. (Pro 20:28)
  • He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. (Pro 21:21)
  • He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Pro 28:13)

 

Full of good fruits – Spiritual fruit

  • Fruits (G2590, Gr: karpos) – fruit (66 occurrences)
  • Fruit
    • Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psa 1:1-3)
    • The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; (Psa 92:12-14)
    • Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. (Jer 17:7-8)
    • And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.  (Eze 47:12)
    • For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: (Col 1:5-6)
    • Sower and the seed – Mat 13:23, Mk 4:20, Lk 8:15
    • Fig Tree with leaves only, no fruit – Mat 21:19, Mk 11:12-14, Lk 13:16-17
    • Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.  (Php 1:11)
    • Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.  (Heb 12:11)
    • For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth  (Eph 5:9)
    • But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Gal 5:22-23)
    • But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.  (Rom 6:22)
    • I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.  (Joh 15:1-2)
    • Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. (Joh 15:4-5)
    • Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.  (Joh 15:8)
    • Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.  (Joh 15:16)
    • Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.  (Joh 12:24)
    • And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.  (Joh 4:36)
    • For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.  (Luk 6:43-44)
    • Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.  (Mat 12:33)
    • And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.  (Mat 3:10)
    • Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. (Mat 7:17-19)
    • To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.  (Isa 61:3)
    • Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing (Psa 92:13-14)

 

Without partiality – No discrimination

  • G87, adiakritos – only occurrence – James 3:17
    • ‘a’ – without
    • ‘dia’ – through / separate
    • ‘kritos’ – decide, judge
    • ‘diakrinos’ (G1252), ‘diakrisis’ (G1253) – make a separation in judgment
  • G1252
    • And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?  (Mat 16:3)
    • Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.  (Mat 21:21)
    • For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever  he says.  (Mar 11:23)
    • Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.  (Act 10:20)
    • And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,  (Act 11:2)
    • And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:  (Act 11:12)
    • And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.  (Act 15:9)
    • He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;  (Rom 4:20)
    • And he that doubts is damned if he eat, because he eats not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.  (Rom 14:23)
    • For who makes thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?  (1Co 4:7)
    • I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?  (1Co 6:5)
    • For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.  (1Co 11:29)
    • For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.  (1Co 11:31)
    • Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.  (1Co 14:29)
    • But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.  (Jas 1:6)
    • Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?  (Jas 2:4)
    • Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.  (Jud 1:9)
    • And of some have compassion, making a difference:  (Jud 1:22)
  • G1253
    • But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.  (Heb 5:14)
    • To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:  (1Co 12:10)
    • Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.  (Rom 14:1)
  • Christians not to judge concerning salvation
    • Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?  (Jas 2:4)
    • And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.  (Rom 14:23)
    • Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.  (Rom 14:1)
    • Judge not, that ye be not judged.  (Mat 7:1)
    • For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.  (Mat 7:2)
    • Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:  (Luk 6:37)
    • Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.  (1Co 4:5)
    • Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.  (Rom 2:1)
    • Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.  (Jas 4:11)
    • There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?  (Jas 4:12)
    • But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.  (Rom 14:10)
    • For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.  (2Co 5:10)
  • Verses against discrimination
    • There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.  (Gal 3:28)
    • For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? (Jas 2:2-4)
    • For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Gal 3:27-29)
    • Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. (Act 10:34-35)
    • But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God. (Rom 2:10-11)
    • After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; (Rev 7:9)
    • And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. (Rev 10:11)
    • And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. (Rev 11:9)
    • And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. (Rev 13:7)
    • And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, (Rev 16:10)
    • And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. (Rev 17:15)

 

Without hypocrisy – genuine, faithful Christian

  • G505 (Gr: anupokritos) – 6 occurrences, ‘a’ – without and hupokrinomai (G5271)
    • By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,  (2Co 6:6)
    • Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:  (1Ti 1:5)
    • When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.  (2Ti 1:5)
    • Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:  (1Pe 1:22)
    • Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.  (Rom 12:9)
    • But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.  (Jas 3:17)
  • G5271 (Gr: hupokrinomai), see also cognates G5272 / G5273 – literally, under judgment of one self (feign / pretend to be righteous)
    • And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.  (Luk 20:20)
  • G5272 – hypocrisy
    • Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.  (Mat 23:28)
    • Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see  (Mar 12:15)
    • In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.  (Luk 12:1)
    • And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.  (Gal 2:13)
    • Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;  (1Ti 4:2)
    • But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your()nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.  (Jas 5:12)
    • Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,  (1Pe 2:1)
  • G5273 – hypocrites:
    • Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.  (Mat 6:2)
    • And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.  (Mat 6:5)
    • Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.  (Mat 6:16)
    • Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.  (Mat 7:5)
    • Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,  (Mat 15:7)
    • And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?  (Mat 16:3)
    • But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?  (Mat 22:18)
    • But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.  (Mat 23:13)
    • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore  ye shall receive the greater damnation.  (Mat 23:14)
    • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.  (Mat 23:15)
    • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.  (Mat 23:23)
    • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.  (Mat 23:25)
    • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.  (Mat 23:27)
    • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,  (Mat 23:29)
    • And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  (Mat 24:51)
    • He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.  (Mar 7:6)
    • Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.  (Luk 6:42)
    • Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.  (Luk 11:44)
    • Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?  (Luk 12:56)
    • The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?  (Luk 13:15)
  • Hypocrisy defined in Ro 2:1
    • Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.  (Rom 2:1)

 

New Testament Words for ‘Meek’

 

  • G4235 (Gr: praos) – gentle
  • 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. (Mat 11:29)
  • G4236 (Gr: praotes) – mildness
  • What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? (1Co 4:21)
  • Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: (2Co 10:1)
  • Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Gal 5:23)
  • Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. (Gal 6:1)
  • With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; (Eph 4:2)
  • Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; (Col 3:12)
  • But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (1Ti 6:11)
  • In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (2Ti 2:25)
  • To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. (Tit 3:2)
  • G4239 (Gr: praus) – mild
  • Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. (Mat 5:5)
  • Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. (Mat 21:5)
    • Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.  (Zec 9:9)
    • Lowly – see H6041 below
  • Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 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. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands (1Pe 3:3-5)
    • Meek is not flamboyant
  • G4240 (Gr: prautes) – mildness
  • Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. (Jas 1:21)
  • Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. (Jas 3:13-17)
    • Meekness (James 3:13)
      • Not envious or contentious (James 3:14,16)
      • Not earthly, sensual or devilish (James 3:15)
      • Purity, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy, good fruit, without partiality, without hypocrisy (James 3:17)
    • But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: (1Pe 3:15)

 

Old Testament Words for ‘Meek’

  • H6035 (Heb: anav) – humble, low, meek
    • (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)  (Num 12:3)
    • When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.  (Psa 9:12)
    • Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.  (Psa 10:12)
    • LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:  (Psa 10:17)
    • The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.  (Psa 22:26)
    • The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.  (Psa 25:9)
    • My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.  (Psa 34:2)
    • But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.  (Psa 37:11)
    • The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.  (Psa 69:32)
    • When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.  (Psa 76:9)
    • The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.  (Psa 147:6)
    • For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.  (Psa 149:4)
    • Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.  (Pro 3:34)
    • He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is  (Pro 14:21)
    • Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.  (Pro 16:19)
    • But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove 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.  (Isa 11:4)
    • The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.  (Isa 29:19)
    • The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;  (Isa 61:1)
    • That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane ()my holy name:  (Amo 2:7)
    • Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.  (Zep 2:3)
  • H6037 (Heb: anvah) – mildness
    • And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.  (Psa 45:4)
  • H6038 (Heb: anavah) – humility
    • The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is  (Pro 15:33)
    • Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is  (Pro 18:12)
    • By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.  (Pro 22:4)
    • Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.  (Psa 18:35)
    • Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.  (Zep 2:3)
  • H6041 (Heb: aniy) – depressed (Zec 9:9)
    • Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.  (Zec 9:9)
    • All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.  (Pro 15:15)
    • Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:  (Pro 22:22)
    • There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among   (Pro 30:14)
    • Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.  (Pro 31:9)
    • She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.  (Pro 31:20)