“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” is from the New Testament, Matthew 5:6. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet” is a modern jocular version that has been cited in print since at least 2000.
Biblos
Matthew 5:6
King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
International Standard Version (©2008)
“How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!
Google Groups: alt.support.diet.low-carb
some motivation quotes
Tina MacDonald
2/11/00
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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet.”
2 April 2000, Paris (TX) News, “Free Advice” by Albert Nichol, pg. 4C, col. 2:
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet.
10 January 2001, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, “The Vent,” pg. B2:
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet.
Google News Archive
2 May 2002, The Journal (Stanstead, Quebec), “Hatley WI smacks lips over treats for diabetic recipes,” pg. 13, col. 1:
The motto was “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst because they are sticking to their diet.”
Fun Stuff
Monday, July 11, 2005
MIKEY’S THOTS FOR THE DAY
January-June 2005
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~ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet.
Google Books
GPS God’s Plan for Significance:
A road map for the rest of your life
By Jerry Rose and Shirley Rose
Aurora, IL: SigLiv Publishing
2006
Pg. 90:
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet.
turkey and peacock
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Blessed are those….
Johnnie Donley has challenged our Bible Study group to memorize scripture. Garrett said that I should try to memorize Jesus’s Sermon On The Mount, so I have been trying. Matthew 5:6 says “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Today I was reading “The Orange Peel Gazette” and it said “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diet.”
Chapel of Hope Stories
“The Ya Ya Sisters Diet“
Posted on April 13, 2012 by Becky Dingle
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The only “Beatitude” I have got going for me right now is….”Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for they are sticking to their diet.” Amen!
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