The meek shall inherit the Earth
A saying adapted from the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount.
Notes for The meek shall inherit the Earth
The saying implies that those who forgo worldly power will be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven.
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The meek shall inherit the Earth
A saying adapted from the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Cultural definitions for The meek shall inherit the Earth (1 of 2)
The meek shall inherit the Earth
A saying adapted from the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount.
Notes for The meek shall inherit the Earth
The saying implies that those who forgo worldly power will be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven.
The meek shall inherit the Earth
Pushy people do not succeed in the end. This saying is adapted from the Beatitudes of Jesus.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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