1 Peter 3:4

Catholic Public Domain Version

Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, rich in the sight of God.

Cross References

Psalm 131:2

how he swore to the Lord, how he made a vow to the God of Jacob:

Psalm 147:6

He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord is well pleased with his people, and he will exalt the meek unto salvation.

Psalm 25:9

O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,

Psalm 51:6

You have loved all precipitous words, you deceitful tongue.

Isaiah 11:4

Instead, he will judge the poor with justice, and he will reprove the meek of the earth with fairness. And he will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and he will slay the impious with the spirit of his lips.

Isaiah 29:19

And the meek will increase their rejoicing in the Lord, and the poor among men will exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 57:15

For this is said by the Most High, the Sublime One, who dwells in eternity. And his name is Holy, for he dwells in the exalted and holy place, and he acts with a restrained and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the meek, so as to heal the contrite of heart, to preach leniency to captives and release to the confined,

Jeremiah 51:59

The word that Jeremiah, the prophet, instructed to Seraiah, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he traveled with king Zedekiah into Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was the leader of the prophets.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5

"Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your king comes to you meekly, sitting on a donkey and on a colt, the son of one accustomed to the yoke."

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, and then what is outside becomes clean.

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled.

Luke 11:40

Fools! Did not he who made what is outside, indeed also make what is inside?

Luke 16:15

And he said to them: "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men. But God knows your hearts. For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Romans 1:23

And they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of four-legged beasts, and of serpents.

Romans 2:29

But a Jew is he who is so inwardly. And circumcision of the heart is in the spirit, not in the letter. For its praise is not of men, but of God.

Romans 6:6

For we know this: that our former selves have been crucified together with him, so that the body which is of sin may be destroyed, and moreover, so that we may no longer serve sin.

Romans 7:22

For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inner man.

2 Corinthians 10:1

But I myself, Paul, am begging you, through the meekness and modesty of Christ. I am certainly, by appearances, lowly among you, yet I have confidence in you, even while I am absent.

2 Corinthians 4:16

For this reason, we are not insufficient. But it is as though our outer man is corrupted, while our inner man is renewed from day to day.

Galatians 5:23

meekness, faith, modesty, abstinence, chastity. There is no law against such things.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience.

Colossians 3:3

For you have died, and so your life is hidden with Christ in God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

to choose work that allows you to be tranquil, and to carry out your business and to do your work with your own hands, just as we have instructed you,

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now we charge those who act in this way, and we beg them in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work in silence and eat their own bread.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings, and for all who are in high places, so that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and chastity.

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting with self-restraint those who resist the truth. For at any time God may give them repentance, so as to recognize the truth,

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, not to be litigious, but to be reserved, displaying all meekness toward all men.

James 1:21

Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:23

For you have been born again, not from corruptible seed, but from what is incorruptible, from the Word of God, living and remaining for all eternity.

1 Peter 3:15

But sanctify Christ the Lord in your hearts, being always ready to give an explanation to all who ask you the reason for that hope which is in you.

1 Samuel 16:7

And the Lord said to Samuel: "You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart."