Matthew 5:4
Blessed be mild men, for they shall wield the earth. (Blessed be the meek, or the humble, for they shall possess the earth.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
In Context
5Blessed be they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Cross References
Psalms 13:1To the victory, [the psalm] of David. Lord, how long forgettest thou me, into the end? how long turnest thou away thy face from me? ( For the choirmaster, a song by David. Lord, how long forgettest thou me, forever? how long turnest thou away thy face from me?)
Psalms 32:3For I was still, my bones waxed eld; while I cried all day. (For when I kept silent or For when I did not confess my sins, my bones grew old; while I cried all day long.)
Psalms 69:29I am poor and sorrowful; God, thine health took me up. (I am in pain and full of sorrow; God, lift me up, and save me.)
Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears; shall reap in full out joying. (Then they who sowed in tears; shall reap with rejoicing.)
Isaiah 25:8And he shall cast down death [into] without end, and the Lord God shall do away each tear from each face; and he shall do away the shame of his people from each land, for the Lord spake. (Yea, he shall throw down death forever, and the Lord God shall do away every tear from every face; and he shall do away the shame of his people from every land, for the Lord spoke.)
Isaiah 35:10and (those) again-bought of the Lord; and they shall be converted, and shall come into Zion with praising, (or and those bought back, or redeemed, by the Lord, shall return, and shall come into Zion with praising); and everlasting gladness shall be on the head (s) of them; they shall have joy and gladness, and sorrow and wailing shall flee away.
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 →