1 Peter 3:4

New Century Version

No, your beauty should come from within you—the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit that will never be destroyed and is very precious to God.

Cross References

Psalm 131:2

But I am calm and quiet, like a baby with its mother. I am at peace, like a baby with its mother.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord defends the humble, but he throws the wicked to the ground.

Psalm 149:4

The Lord is pleased with his people; he saves the humble.

Psalm 25:9

He shows those who are humble how to do right, and he teaches them his ways.

Psalm 45:13

The princess is very beautiful. Her gown is woven with gold.

Psalm 51:6

You want me to be completely truthful, so teach me wisdom.

Isaiah 11:4

But he will judge the poor honestly; he will be fair in his decisions for the poor people of the land. At his command evil people will be punished, and by his words the wicked will be put to death.

Isaiah 29:19

The Lord will make the poor people happy; they will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 57:15

And this is the reason: God lives forever and is holy. He is high and lifted up. He says, “I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are sad and humble. I give new life to those who are humble and to those whose hearts are broken.

Isaiah 61:1

The Lord God has put his Spirit in me, because the Lord has appointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts are broken, to tell the captives they are free, and to tell the prisoners they are released.

Jeremiah 51:59

This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the officer Seraiah son of Neriah, who was the son of Mahseiah. Seraiah went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year Zedekiah was king of Judah. His duty was to arrange the king’s food and housing on the trip.

Matthew 11:29

Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives.

Matthew 21:5

“Tell the people of Jerusalem, ‘Your king is coming to you. He is gentle and riding on a donkey, on the colt of a donkey.’ ”

Matthew 23:26

Pharisees, you are blind! First make the inside of the cup clean, and then the outside of the cup can be truly clean.

Matthew 5:5

They are blessed who are humble, for the whole earth will be theirs.

Luke 11:40

You foolish people! The same one who made what is outside also made what is inside.

Luke 16:15

He said to them, “You make yourselves look good in front of people, but God knows what is really in your hearts. What is important to people is hateful in God’s sight.

Romans 1:23

They traded the glory of God who lives forever for the worship of idols made to look like earthly people, birds, animals, and snakes.

Romans 2:29

A person is a Jew only if he is a Jew inside; true circumcision is done in the heart by the Spirit, not by the written law. Such a person gets praise from God rather than from people.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old life died with Christ on the cross so that our sinful selves would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin.

Romans 7:22

In my mind, I am happy with God’s law.

2 Corinthians 10:1

I, Paul, am begging you with the gentleness and the kindness of Christ. Some people say that I am easy on you when I am with you and bold when I am away.

2 Corinthians 4:16

So we do not give up. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control. There is no law that says these things are wrong.

Ephesians 4:2

Always be humble, gentle, and patient, accepting each other in love.

Colossians 3:12

God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So you should always clothe yourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Colossians 3:3

Your old sinful self has died, and your new life is kept with Christ in God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business, and do your own work as we have already told you.

2 Thessalonians 3:12

We command those people and beg them in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and earn their own food.

1 Timothy 2:2

Pray for rulers and for all who have authority so that we can have quiet and peaceful lives full of worship and respect for God.

2 Timothy 2:25

The Lord’s servant must gently teach those who disagree. Then maybe God will let them change their minds so they can accept the truth.

Titus 3:2

to speak no evil about anyone, to live in peace, and to be gentle and polite to all people.

James 1:21

So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong. Then in gentleness accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts, which can save you.

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born again, and this new life did not come from something that dies, but from something that cannot die. You were born again through God’s living message that continues forever.

1 Peter 3:15

But respect Christ as the holy Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you to explain about the hope you have,

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.”