Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Similar Old Testament Verses

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalm 63:1

I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commandments

Psalm 119:131

As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

Psalm 42:1-2

For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

Psalm 107:9

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.

Proverbs 21:21

For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

Psalm 11:7

Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor

Proverbs 21:21

“Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food.

Isaiah 55:1-2

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