1 Peter 3:4
But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.
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Psalms 25:9He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
Psalms 51:6\51:4\Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
Psalms 147:6The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
Psalms 149:4For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.
Isaiah 29:19And the poor will have their joy in the Lord increased, and those in need will be glad in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:2-8
Duties of Husbands and Wives. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet… Read the whole commentary →