Meekness
A calm temper of mind, not easily provoked (James 3:13). Peculiar promises are made to the meek (Matt. 5:5; Isa. 66:2). The cultivation of this spirit is enjoined (Col. 3:12; 1 Tim. 6:11; Zeph. 2:3), and is exemplified in Christ (Matt. 11:29), Abraham (Gen. 13; 16:5, 6) Moses (Num. 12:3), David (Zech. 12:8; 2 Sam. 16:10, 12), and Paul (1 Cor. 9:19).
Passages cited in this entry
James 3:13 · Matthew 5:5 · Isaiah 66:2 · Colossians 3:12 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · Zephaniah 2:3 · Matthew 11:29 · Numbers 12:3 · Zechariah 12:8 · 2 Samuel 16:10 · 1 Corinthians 9:19
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.