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Matt. 5:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
makarios (Greek #3107)
supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off
KJV usage: blessed, happy(X -ier).
Pronounce: mak-ar'-ee-os
Origin: a prolonged form of the poetical μάκαρ (meaning the same)
are the meek
praus (Greek #4239)
mild, i.e. (by implication) humble
KJV usage: meek. See also 4235.
Pronounce: prah-ooce'
Origin: apparently a primary word
: for
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
they
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
o shall inherit
kleronomeo (Greek #2816)
to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).
Pronounce: klay-ron-om-eh'-o
Origin: from 2818
the earth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ge (Greek #1093)
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
KJV usage: country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
Pronounce: ghay
Origin: contracted from a primary word
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Psa. 37:11• 11But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity. (Psa. 37:11)

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Ministry on This Verse

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the meek.
Matt. 11:29• 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; (Matt. 11:29)
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Matt. 21:5• 5Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Matt. 21:5)
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Num. 12:3• 3But the man Moses was very meek, above all men that were upon the face of the earth. (Num. 12:3)
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Psa. 22:26• 26The meek shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise Jehovah that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. (Psa. 22:26)
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Psa. 25:9• 9The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way. (Psa. 25:9)
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Psa. 69:32• 32The meek shall see it, they shall be glad; ye that seek God, your heart shall live. (Psa. 69:32)
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Psa. 69•  (Psa. 69)
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Psa. 147:6• 6Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth. (Psa. 147:6)
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Psa. 149:4• 4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people; he beautifieth the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)
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Isa. 11:4• 4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (Isa. 11:4)
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Isa. 29:19• 19and the meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 29:19)
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Isa. 61:1• 1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound; (Isa. 61:1)
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Zeph. 2:3• 3Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger. (Zeph. 2:3)
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Gal. 5:23• 23meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:23)
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Eph. 4:2• 2with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; (Eph. 4:2)
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Col. 3:12• 12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; (Col. 3:12)
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1 Tim. 6:11• 11But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit. (1 Tim. 6:11)
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2 Tim. 2:25• 25in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, (2 Tim. 2:25)
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Titus 3:2• 2to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be mild, shewing all meekness towards all men. (Titus 3:2)
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James 1:21• 21Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. (James 1:21)
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James 3:13• 13Who is wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom; (James 3:13)
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1 Peter 3:4,15• 4but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.
 15but sanctify the Lord the Christ in your hearts, and be always prepared to give an answer to every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that is in you, but with meekness and fear; (1 Peter 3:4,15)
they.
Psa. 25:13• 13His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his seed shall inherit the earth. (Psa. 25:13)
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Psa. 37:9,11,22,29,34• 9For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.
 11But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.
 22for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
 29The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.
 34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. (Psa. 37:9,11,22,29,34)
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Isa. 60:21• 21Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land for ever--the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. (Isa. 60:21)
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Rom. 4:13• 13For it was not by law that the promise was to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by righteousness of faith. (Rom. 4:13)
• For, in the midst. of all that he sees around him, there is the discerning of the hidden purpose of God that is going on in spite of everything; so that the heart, instead of being fretted by the evil which it witnesses and which it cannot set aside, instead of the least feeling of envy at the prosperity of the wicked, finds its resource in God — "the Lord of heaven and earth" — an expression most blessed because it marks the absolute control in which everything is held by God. Jesus is the meek one, and those that belong to Jesus are trained to this meekness also. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)
• But now, having better learned God's ways, they can commit it all to Him. Meekness is not merely to have a sense of nothingness in ourselves, or to be filled with sorrow for the opposition to God here below; but it is rather the calmness of leaving thing's with God, and bending to God, and thankfully owning the will of God, even where naturally it may be most trying to ourselves. (“Remarks on Matthew 5:1-17” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed the meek, for *they* shall inherit the earthf.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "land." This is a quotation from Ps. 37.11. For a Jew, inheriting the land was inheriting the earth, and vice versa. It was not the haughty Pharisee or the violent who were to have it. God would give it to the meek of the earth that waited on Him. I have put "earth" as giving a larger thought, as characteristic, not local only. Here ge in Greek, agrees with erets, in Hebrew. See Notes, 1Sam. 2.8; Ps. 2.8.

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.