Matthew 5:5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The gentle are blessed, for they will inherit the earth.

Cross References

Psalm 147:6

The Lord helps the afflicted but brings the wicked to the ground.

Psalm 149:4

For Yahweh takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with salvation.

Psalm 22:26

The humble will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

Psalm 25:13

He will live a good life, and his descendants will inherit the land.

Psalm 25:9

He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

Psalm 37:11

But the humble will inherit the land and will enjoy abundant prosperity.

Psalm 37:22

Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it permanently.

Psalm 37:34

Wait for the Lord and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

Psalm 37:9

For evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in the Lord will inherit the land.

Psalm 69:32

The humble will see it and rejoice. You who seek God, take heart!

Isaiah 11:4

but He will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with discipline from His mouth, and He will kill the wicked with a command from His lips.

Isaiah 29:19

The humble will have joy after joy in the Lord, and the poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60:21

Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch I planted, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth, who carry out what He commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be concealed on the day of the Lord’s anger.

Numbers 12:3

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

Matthew 11:29

All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

Matthew 21:5

Tell Daughter Zion, “Look, your King is coming to you, gentle, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.”

Romans 4:13

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love,

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, man of God, run from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:25

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.

Titus 3:2

to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.

James 1:21

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.

James 3:13

Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.

1 Peter 3:15

but honor the Messiah as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

1 Peter 3:4

Instead, it should consist of what is inside the heart with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very valuable in God’s eyes.