Psalms 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
In Context
12The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:33All of you shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that all of you may live, and that it may be well with you, and that all of you may prolong your days in the land which all of you shall possess.
Psalms 36:8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
Psalms 119:165Great peace have they which love your law: and nothing shall offend them.
Isaiah 48:18O that you had hearkened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Isaiah 57:18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.
John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21
Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →