Matthew 5:6

New International Version

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Cross References

Psalm 107:9

for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Psalm 145:19

He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

Psalm 17:15

As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

Psalm 63:5

I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

Psalm 65:4

Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.

Psalm 84:2

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Proverbs 10:24

What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.

Proverbs 21:21

Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love.

Isaiah 25:6

On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine— the best of meats and the finest of wines.

Isaiah 41:17

“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.

Isaiah 65:13

Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Isaiah 66:11

For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance.”

Jeremiah 31:25

I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

John 4:14

but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 6:27

Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

John 7:37

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.

Revelation 7:16

‘Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat.