Numbers 12:3

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“Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.”

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BSBPD

“Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the man Moses <FI>is<Fi> very humble, more than any of the men who <FI>are<Fi> on the face of the ground.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 12:3 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 11:10Then Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.
  2. Numbers 20:10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
  3. Psalms 106:32At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.
  4. Psalms 147:6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
  5. Psalms 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
  6. Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
  7. Matthew 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.
  8. Matthew 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.’”
  9. 2 Corinthians 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.
  10. 2 Corinthians 11:5I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
  11. 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  12. 1 Thessalonians 2:7On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
  13. James 3:2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
  14. James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
  15. 1 Peter 3:4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

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