Psalms 25:9
9He leads the humble in what is right,and teaches the humble his way.
Psalms 147:6
6The Lord alifts up the humble; ▼▼Or afflicted
he casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalms 149:4
4For the Lord ctakes pleasure in his people;he dadorns the humble with salvation.
Isaiah 11:4
4but ewith righteousness he shall judge the poor,and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall fstrike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and gwith the breath of his lips hhe shall kill the wicked.
Isaiah 29:19
19 iThe meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 57:15
15For thus says jthe One who is high and lifted up,who inhabits eternity, whose name is kHoly:
l“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also mwith him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
nto revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 61:1
The Year of the Lord’s Favor
1 oThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,because the Lord has panointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ▼
▼Or afflicted
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and rthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ▼
Matthew 5:5
5“Blessed are the tmeek, for they ushall inherit the earth.Matthew 11:29
29Take my yoke upon you, and vlearn from me, for I am wgentle and lowly in heart, and xyou will find rest for your souls.1 Peter 3:15
15but yin your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, zalways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and aarespect,
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