Category:Meekness

Meek"ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being meek.

Virtue of Meekness: Meekness is a disposition to be patient and long suffering, the feeling of patient submissive humbleness. Yielding my personal rights and expectations to God. (Psalm 62:5) Yielding my power, personal rights and expectations humbly with a desire to serve.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Meekness - A calm temper of mind, not easily provoked (James 3:13). Peculiar promises are made to the meek (Matthew 5:5; Isaiah 66:2). The cultivation of this spirit is enjoined (Colossians 3:12; 1 Timothy 6:11; Zephaniah 2:3), and is exemplified in Christ (Matthew 11:29), Abraham (Genesis 13; Genesis 16:5, Genesis 16:6) Moses (Numbers 12:3), David (Zechariah 12:8; 2 Samuel 16:10, 2 Samuel 16:12), and Paul (1 Corinthians 9:19).