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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 inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. (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 of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. (Matt. 11:29)
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Matt. 21:5• 5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. (Matt. 21:5)
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Num. 12:3• 3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which 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 the Lord 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 humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. (Psa. 69:32)
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Psa. 69•  (Psa. 69)
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Psa. 147:6• 6The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. (Psa. 147:6)
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Psa. 149:4• 4For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify 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 for 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• 19The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor 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 God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; (Isa. 61:1)
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Zeph. 2:3• 3Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger. (Zeph. 2:3)
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Gal. 5:23• 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Gal. 5:23)
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Eph. 4:2• 2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing 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 mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; (Col. 3:12)
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1 Tim. 6:11• 11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (1 Tim. 6:11)
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2 Tim. 2:25• 25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (2 Tim. 2:25)
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Titus 3:2• 2To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness unto all men. (Titus 3:2)
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James 1:21• 21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. (James 1:21)
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James 3:13• 13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. (James 3:13)
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1 Peter 3:4,15• 4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
 15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: (1 Peter 3:4,15)
they.
Psa. 25:13• 13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. (Psa. 25:13)
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Psa. 37:9,11,22,29,34• 9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
 11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
 22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
 29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
 34Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit 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 inherit 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 the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the 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 things 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.