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meek

Meaning of “meek”

Gentle, humble, patient, and not self-asserting or harsh.

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17 occurrences16 verses7 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Numbers 12:3

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Numbers 12:3
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 12:3 · retained source text

(Now the man Moses was very meeke, aboue all the men which were vpon the face of the earth.)

1611 marginal noteEcclu. 45.4.

Psalms 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 22:26 · retained source text

The meeke shall eate and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seeke him; your heart shall liue for euer.

Psalms 25:9
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 25:9 · retained source text

The meeke will he guide in iudgement: and the meeke will he teach his way.

Psalms 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 37:11 · retained source text

But the meeke shall inherite the earth: and shall delight themselues in the abundance of peace.

1611 marginal noteMatt.5.5.

Psalms 147:6
The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 147:6 · retained source text

The LORD lifteth vp the meeke: hee casteth the wicked downe to the ground.

Psalms 149:4
For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 149:4 · retained source text

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: hee will beautifie the meeke with saluation.

Isaiah 11:4
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 11:4 · retained source text

But with righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore, and reprooue with equitie, for the meeke of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rodde of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

1611 marginal noteOr, argue.

1611 marginal noteIohn 4.9. 2.thes.2.8.

Isaiah 29:19
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 29:19 · retained source text

The meeke also shall increase their ioy in the LORD, and the poore among men shall reioice in the holy One of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. shall adde.

Isaiah 61:1
THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 61:1 · retained source text

¶ The Spirit of the LORD God is vpon me, because the LORD hath anointed me, to preach good tidings vnto the meeke, hee hath sent me to binde vp the broken hearted, to proclaime libertie to the captiues, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound:

1611 marginal noteLuk.4.18

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