1 Peter 3:4

New English Translation

but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

Cross References

Psalm 131:2

Indeed I am composed and quiet, like a young child carried by its mother; I am content like the young child I carry.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

Psalm 25:9

May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!

Psalm 45:13

The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.

Psalm 51:6

Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.

Isaiah 11:4

He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.

Isaiah 29:19

The downtrodden will again rejoice in the Lord; the poor among humankind will take delight in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 57:15

For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.

Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

Jeremiah 51:59

This is the order Jeremiah the prophet gave to Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went to King Zedekiah of Judah in Babylon during the fourth year of his reign. (Seraiah was a quartermaster.)

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5

“Tell the people of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!

Matthew 5:5

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Luke 11:40

You fools! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well?

Luke 16:15

But Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.

Romans 1:23

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles.

Romans 2:29

but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the written code. This person’s praise is not from people but from God.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!) –

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Colossians 3:3

for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.

1 Timothy 2:2

even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

Titus 3:2

They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

James 1:21

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

1 Peter 3:15

But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”