Matthew 5:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ “Blessed are the meek, because 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.

Matthew 5:5 Cross References

Psalm 147:6

יהוה  lifts up the meek ones, He throws the wrong ones down to the ground.

Psalm 149:4

For יהוה  takes pleasure in His people; He embellishes the meek ones with deliverance.

Psalm 22:26

The meek ones do eat and are satisfied; Let those who seek Him praise יהוה. Let your heart live forever!

Psalm 25:13

His life dwells in good, And his seed inherits the earth.

Psalm 25:9

He guides the meek ones in right-ruling, And He teaches the meek ones His way.

Psalm 37:11

But the meek ones shall inherit the earth, And delight themselves in plenty of peace.

Psalm 37:22

For His blessed ones inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him are cut off.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the earth, And dwell in it forever.

Psalm 37:34

Wait on יהוה  and guard His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the earth – When the wrongdoers are cut off, you shall see it.

Psalm 37:9

For evil-doers are cut off; But those who wait on יהוה, They shall inherit the earth.

Psalm 69:32

The humble shall see, they rejoice, You who seek Elohim, and your hearts live.

Isaiah 11:4

But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with straightness for the meek ones of the earth, and shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth, and slay the wrong with the breath of His lips.

Isaiah 29:19

And the meek ones shall increase their joy in יהוה, and the poor among men rejoice in the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 60:21

“And your people, all of them righteous, shall inherit the earth forever – a branch of My planting, a work of My hands, to be adorned.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Master יהוה  is upon Me, because יהוה  has anointed Me to bring good news to the meek. He has sent Me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim release to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound,

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek יהוה, all you meek ones of the earth, who have done His right-ruling. Seek righteousness, seek meekness, if so be that you are hidden in the day of wrath of יהוה.

Numbers 12:3

And the man Mosheh was very humble, more than all men who were on the face of the earth.

Matthew 11:29

“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you shall find rest for your beings.

Matthew 21:5

“Say to the daughter of Tsiyon, ‘See, your Sovereign is coming to you, meek, and sitting on a donkey, even a colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”

Romans 4:13

For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Aḇ

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no Torah.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and meekness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as chosen ones of Elohim, set-apart and beloved, put on compassion, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, patience,

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, O man of Elohim, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, reverence, belief, love, endurance, meekness.

2 Timothy 2:25

in meekness instructing those who are in opposition, lest somehow Elohim gives them repentance unto a thorough knowledge of the truth,

Titus 3:2

not to slander anyone, not to be quarrelsome, to be gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

James 1:21

Therefore put away all filthiness and overflow of evil, and receive with meekness the implanted Word,which is able to save your lives.

James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom.

1 Peter 3:15

But set apart יהוה  Elohim in your hearts, and always be ready to give an answer to everyone asking you a reason concerning the expectation that is in you, with meekness and fear,

1 Peter 3:4

but the hidden Man of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and peaceable spirit, which is of great value before Elohim.