1 Peter 3:4

True beauty is the inner person of the heart, adorned with a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God's sight. God treasures lasting inner character over outward appearance.

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• Col 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
• 1 Sam 16:7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
• Rom 2:29No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
• Matt 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• Titus 3:2to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
• Matt 23:26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
• Rom 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
• Eph 4:2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
• 2 Cor 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
• 1 Th 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
• 1 Pet 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
• Isa 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
• Ps 25:9He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
• Ps 147:10–11He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
• 1 Tim 2:2for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
• Jas 3:13–17Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
• Isa 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
• Luke 11:40You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
• Matt 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
• 2 Th 3:12We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
• Jas 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
• 2 Tim 2:25He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
• Isa 29:19The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Eph 4:22–24to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
• Ps 147:6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
• Ps 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
• Ps 45:13All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
• Ps 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
• Gal 5:23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
• 1 Pet 1:23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
• Ps 131:2Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
• Col 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
• Rom 6:6We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
• Col 3:9–10Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
• Isa 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
• Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
• 2 Cor 10:1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
• Jer 51:59This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign.
• Matt 21:5“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

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