KJV King James Version
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Isaiah 42:21
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
WEB World English Bible
It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
ASV American Standard Version
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 42
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Who [is] blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger [that] I sent? who [is] blind as [he that is] perfect, and blind as the LORD’S servant?
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.
22 But this [is] a people robbed and spoiled; [they are] all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
23 Who among you will give ear to this? [who] will hearken and hear for the time to come?
24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
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Romans 3:31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.Hebrews 8:10For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:Matthew 5:17-20Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.Romans 7:12Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.Psalm 71:19Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!Psalm 40:8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.Isaiah 42:4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.Isaiah 46:12-13Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that [are] far from righteousness:Isaiah 1:24-27Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.1 John 3:4-5Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.Galatians 3:21[Is] the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.John 13:31-32Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Romans 8:3-4For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
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