Matthew 5:5 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁵ “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ 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)

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

Common English Bible

⁵ “Happy are people who are humble, because they will inherit the earth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be consoled.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:5 Cross References

Psalm 147:6

The Lord lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory.

Psalm 22:26

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live for ever!

Psalm 25:13

He himself shall abide in prosperity, and his children shall possess the land.

Psalm 25:9

He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

Psalm 37:11

But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Psalm 37:22

for those blessed by the Lord shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell upon it for ever.

Psalm 37:34

Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

Psalm 37:9

For the wicked shall be cut off; but those who wait for the Lord shall possess the land.

Psalm 69:32

Let the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.

Isaiah 29:19

The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60:21

Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land for ever, the shoot of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the wrath of the Lord.

Numbers 12:3

Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all men that were on the face of the earth.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5

“Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass.”

Romans 4:13

The promise to Abraham and his descendants, that they should inherit the world, did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.

Ephesians 4:2

with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love,

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,

1 Timothy 6:11

But as for you, man of God, shun all this; aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth,

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all men.

James 1:21

Therefore put away all filthiness and rank growth of wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

1 Peter 3:15

but in your hearts reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence;

1 Peter 3:4

but let it be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.