They that spit shall inherit the earth
Don't keep your real feelings corked up, any mare than you would your stomach. Yelling gets the knot out of your gut. Remember, they that spit shall inherit the earth."
Hello,
I searched from the Internet and found "they spit shall inherit the earth" is originally from the Bible.
What does the sentence mean? Why shall people who spit inherit the earth?
Thanks!
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Matthew 5:5 - Wikipedia
In the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version of the Bible the text reads:
Blessed are the meek:for they shall inherit the earth.Top answer
Hi You have the right source for quote. It's usually referred to as 'The Sermon on the Mount'. It includes seven statements in which Jesus praises people who are poor in spirit; or mourning; or people who are meek, and so on.
- Hi You have the right source for quote.
- It's usually referred to as 'The Sermon on the Mount'.
- It includes seven statements in which Jesus praises people who are poor in spirit; or mourning; or people who are meek, and so on.
- In that passage, it is the meek who inherit the earth But your writer is parodying the speech - suggesting that the opposite is true.
- Perhaps, instead of humble people inheriting the earth, it is people who spit or swear or fight.
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You have the right source for quote. It's usually referred to as 'The Sermon on the Mount'. It includes seven statements in which Jesus praises people who are poor in spirit; or mourning; or people who are meek, and so on. In that passage, it is the meek who inherit the earth
But your writer is parodying the speech - suggesting that the opposite is true. Perhaps, instead of
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