Matthew 5:6

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Cross References

Psalm 107:9

For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

Psalm 145:19

He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them

Psalm 17:15

As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalm 63:5

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

Psalm 65:4

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, The holy place of thy temple.

Psalm 84:2

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Proverbs 21:21

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Song of Solomon 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 25:6

And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the LORD will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and streams upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

Isaiah 65:13

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

Isaiah 66:11

that ye may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

Jeremiah 31:25

For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.

Luke 1:53

The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

Luke 6:25

Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

John 4:14

but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.

John 6:27

Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

John 7:37

Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

Revelation 7:16

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat: