The meek and the humble open the entries that readers of OpenBible linked to meekness: two are words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew and three are from the Old Testament, from the Psalms and Numbers, while eight are from the letters. They are shown in three groups, described below.
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In Matthew 5:5, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” Psalm 37:11, whose heading attributes it to David, says, “But the meek will inherit the land,” and Psalm 25:9, also attributed to David by its heading, that He guides the humble in what is right. In Matthew 11:29 Jesus, after calling to Himself all who are weary and burdened, says, “I am gentle and humble in heart.” Numbers 12:3 says that Moses was a very humble man, in the account of Miriam and Aaron criticizing him.
Titus 3:2 is part of what Titus is to remind the believers of: to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone. Ephesians 4:2 and Colossians 3:12 name humility, gentleness and patience, the second among what its readers are to clothe themselves with. In Galatians 6:1 Paul tells the brothers to restore someone caught in a trespass with a spirit of gentleness, and 1 Peter 3:15 tells its readers to give a defense of their hope “with gentleness and respect.”
James 3:13 asks who among its readers is wise and understanding, and says, “Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.” James 1:21 tells them to humbly accept the word planted in them. Galatians 5:22 begins the list of the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and faithfulness.
