Matthew 5:5
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Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed [inwardly peaceful, spiritually secure, worthy of respect] are the gentle [the kind-hearted, the sweet-spirited, the self-controlled], for they will inherit the earth.
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!
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth.
“Happy are people who are humble, because they will inherit the earth.
“How blessed are the meek! for they will inherit the Land!
God blesses those people who are humble. The earth will belong to them!
Blessed the meek, for *they* shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the gentle ones, because they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Great blessings belong to those who are humble. They will be given the land God promised.
Happy are the people who are kind. The whole earth will belong to them.
Blessed are the gentle, because they will inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
They are blessed who are ·humble [meek; gentle], for ·the whole earth will be theirs [L they shall inherit the earth; Ps. 37:11].
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who are gentle. They will inherit the earth.
“Happy are those who are humble; they will receive what God has promised!
The gentle are blessed, for they will inherit the earth.
Those who are humble are happy. The earth will belong to them.
“How blessed are those who are humble, because it is they who will inherit the earth!
Then he began his teaching by saying to them, “How happy are the humble-minded, for the kingdom of Heaven is theirs! “How happy are those who know what sorrow means for they will be given courage and comfort! “Happy are those who claim nothing, for the whole earth will belong to them! “Happy are those who are hungry and thirsty for goodness, for they will be fully satisfied! “Happy are the merciful, for they will have mercy shown to them! “Happy are the utterly sincere, for they will see God! “Happy are those who make peace, for they will be sons of God! “Happy are those who have suffered persecution for the cause of goodness, for the kingdom of Heaven is theirs! “And what happiness will be yours when people blame you and ill-treat you and say all kinds of slanderous things against you for my sake! Be glad then, yes, be tremendously glad—for your reward in Heaven is magnificent. They persecuted the prophets before your time in exactly the same way.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the lowly, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.
The meek and lowly are fortunate! for the whole wide world belongs to them.
“You’re blessed when you’re content with just who you are—no more, no less. That’s the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can’t be bought.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who are gentle. They will inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
“Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
They are blessed who are humble, for the whole earth will be theirs.
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who are humble. They will be given the earth.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
Those who have no pride in their hearts are happy, because the earth will be given to them.
God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
‘Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
“Blessings on the meek! You’re going to inherit the earth.
Ashrey are the ANAVIM (humble, YESHAYAH 29:19; ZEFANYAH 2:3), for YIRESHU ARETZ (they will inherit the land, TEHILLIM 37:11).
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are the meek and gentle—they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. Psalm 37:11
`God makes happy those who quietly trust him and do not try to get their own way. The world will belong to them.
Blessed be they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
`Happy the meek -- because they shall inherit the land.
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