The Lord lifts up the downtrodden; he casts the wicked to the ground.
Numbers 12:3 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Now the man Moses was very humble, more so than anyone else on the face of the earth. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now the man Moses was very meek (gentle, kind, and humble) or above all the men on the face of the earth. American Standard Version (1901) Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth. Common English Bible Now the man Moses was humble, more so than anyone on earth. Catholic Public Domain Version (for Moses was a man exceedingly meek, beyond all the men who were living upon the earth) Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version (For Moses was a man exceeding meek above all men that dwelt upon earth) |
The Lord lifts up the downtrodden; he casts the wicked to the ground.
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.
Suddenly the Lord said to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” So the three of them came out.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
I myself, Paul, appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—
I think that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles.
I have been a fool! You forced me to it. Indeed you should have been the ones commending me, for I am not at all inferior to these super-apostles, even though I am nothing.
though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.
rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God's sight.