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Bible Questions Answered:
“Whats
the difference between meekness and gentleness?..”
Cindy/
Hendersonville, Tennessee U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Meekness: Bible
Dictionary
Mild of
temper; soft; gentle; not easily provoked or irritated; yielding;
given to forbearance under injuries. Appropriately,humble, in an
evangelical sense; submissive to divine direction; not proud or
self-sufficient.
Gentleness: Bible
Dictionary
Mild;
meek; soft; bland; not rough, harsh or severe; as a gentle nature,
temper or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle
voice
There
are much similarities, both are fruits of The Holy Spirit, but to be meek, is to be submissive to divine
will, where as one may be merely gentle, in his character.
Meekness:
Psalm 22:26 KJV
The
meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise The Lord that seek
Him: your heart shall live for ever.
Psalm
37:11 KJV
But
the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the
abundance of peace.
Psalm
147:6 KJV
The
Lord lifteth up the meek: He casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Isaiah
11:4 KJV
But
with righteousness shall He judge the poor, and reprove 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 shall He slay the
wicked.
Isaiah
29:19 KJV
The
meek also shall increase their joy in The Lord, and the poor among
men shall rejoice in The Holy One Of Israel.
Isaiah
53:7 KJV
He
was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth: He
is brought as A Lamb to the slaughter, and as A Sheep before her
shearers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth.
Zephaniah
2:3 KJV
Seek
ye The Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought His
judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be
hid in the day of The Lord's anger.
Matthew
5:5 KJV
Blessed
are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew
11:29,30 KJV
29
Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30
For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.
Luke
6:29 KJV
And
unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and
him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
II
Corinthians 10:1 KJV
Now
I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ,
who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward
you:
Galatians
5:22,23 KJV
22
But the fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Ephesians
4:1,2 KJV
1 I
therefore, the prisoner of The Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy
of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2
With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one
another in love;
Colossians
3:12 KJV
Put
on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of
mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering;
II
Timothy 2:25 KJV
In
meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God
peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of
The
Truth;
James
1:21 NKJV
Therefore
lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with
meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
I
Peter 2:23 KJV
Who,
when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He
threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth
righteously:
I
Peter 3:4 KJV
But
let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not
corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is
in the sight of God of great price.
God
bless thee and put
meekness
in thy mind, love,
charity,
obedience, and true
duty!
William
Shakespeare
Glances
of true beauty
can
be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness.
Henry
David Thoreau
The
person who bears and suffers evils
with
meekness and silence
is
the sum of a Christian man.
Charles
Wesley
The
lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness;
the
raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of purity;
the
vile serpent of deceit shall be trodden under the heel of truth.
Charles
Spurgeon
We
are told truly that meekness and modesty are the rich and charming
garments of the soul. The less showy our outward attire is, the more
distinctly and brilliantly does the beauty of these inner garments
shine.
William
Penn
There
is no harder lesson for man to learn than the lesson of humility. It
is the rarest of all gifts. It is a very rare thing to find a man or
woman that is following closely the footsteps of the Master in
meekness and humility.
Dwight
L. Moody
Prayer:
Psalm
149:4 KJV
For
The Lord taketh pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek
with salvation.
Dearest
Lord, may that be true of us!
