Matthew 5:5 - Revised Version 1885 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous–with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth! [Ps. 37:11.] American Standard Version (1901) Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Common English Bible “Happy are people who are humble, because they will inherit the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. |