1 Peter 3:4

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

Cross References

Psalm 131:2

But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's breast; like a child that is quieted is my soul.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.

Psalm 25:9

He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

Psalm 45:13

with all kinds of wealth. The princess is decked in her chamber with gold-woven robes;

Psalm 51:6

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide 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 he shall slay the wicked.

Isaiah 29:19

The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite 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 God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Jeremiah 51:59

The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Seraiah was the quartermaster.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5

“Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass.”

Matthew 23:26

You blind Pharisee! first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the plate, that the outside also may be clean.

Matthew 5:5

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

Luke 11:40

You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

Luke 16:15

But he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Romans 1:23

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man or birds or animals or reptiles.

Romans 2:29

He is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual and not literal. His praise is not from men but from God.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin.

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God, in my inmost self,

2 Corinthians 10:1

I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold to you when I am away! —

2 Corinthians 4:16

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.

Ephesians 4:2

with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love,

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,

Colossians 3:3

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

1 Thessalonians 4:11

to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you;

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work in quietness and to earn their own living.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way.

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth,

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men.

James 1:21

Therefore put away all filthiness and rank growth of wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born anew, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;

1 Peter 3:15

but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence;

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”