Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
In Context
6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:26With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.
Psalms 18:25With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; with an upright man you will show yourself upright;
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms 112:9He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Proverbs 14:21He that despises his neighbour sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Isaiah 57:1The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:4-13
The Sermon on the Mount. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they… Read the whole commentary →