The word in Scripture

Meek in the Bible

The word meek appears 17 times in the King James Version of the Bible. The meek are the gentle and humble who trust God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What meek means in the Bible

The meek are the gentle and humble who trust God.

Where the word meek appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word meek appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)”Numbers 12:3

“The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.”Psalms 22:26

“The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.”Psalms 25:9

“The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.”Isaiah 29:19

“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;”Isaiah 61:1

“That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:”Amos 2:7

“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”Matthew 5:5

“Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”Matthew 21:5