The Chief Adversaries of Meekness
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.


1. That irritableness which comes from untrained or overspent nerves.

2. Pride is an indefatigable enemy of meekness.

3. Conscience is a great adversary, as the world works, of meekness; it finds conscience in its way.

(H. W. Beecher.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

WEB: Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.




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