Romans 7:22

New International Reader's Version

Deep inside me I find joy in God’s law.

Cross References

Job 23:12

I haven’t disobeyed his commands. I’ve treasured his words more than my daily bread.

Psalm 1:2

Instead, the law of the Lord gives them joy. They think about his law day and night.

Psalm 119:111

Your covenant laws are your gift to me forever. They fill my heart with joy.

Psalm 119:113

I hate people who can’t make up their minds. But I love your law.

Psalm 119:127

I love your commands more than gold. I love them more than pure gold.

Psalm 119:16

I take delight in your orders. I won’t fail to obey your word.

Psalm 119:167

I obey your covenant laws, because I love them greatly.

Psalm 119:174

Lord, I long for you to save me. Your law gives me delight.

Psalm 119:24

Your covenant laws are my delight. They give me wise advice.

Psalm 119:35

Teach me to live as you command, because that makes me very happy.

Psalm 119:72

The law you gave is worth more to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

Psalm 119:92

If I had not taken delight in your law, I would have died because of my suffering.

Psalm 40:8

My God, I have come to do what you want. Your law is in my heart.”

Song of Solomon 5:3

“But I’ve taken off my robe. Must I put it on again? I’ve washed my feet. Must I get them dirty again?

Isaiah 51:7

“Listen to me, you who know what is right. Pay attention, you who have taken my instruction to heart. Do not be afraid when mere human beings make fun of you. Do not be terrified when they laugh at you.

Leviticus 13:39

Then the priest must look at them carefully. Suppose he sees that the spots are dull white. Then a harmless rash has broken out on the skin. That person is ‘clean.’

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what my Father sent me to do. My food is to finish his work.

Romans 2:29

No, a person is a Jew only if they are a Jew on the inside. And true circumcision means that the heart has been circumcised by the Holy Spirit. The person whose heart has been circumcised does more than obey the written law. The praise that matters for that kind of person does not come from other people. It comes from God.

Romans 8:7

The mind ruled by the power of sin is at war with God. It does not obey God’s law. It can’t.

2 Corinthians 4:16

We don’t give up. Our bodies are becoming weaker and weaker. But our spirits are being renewed day by day.

Ephesians 3:16

I pray that he will use his glorious riches to make you strong. May his Holy Spirit give you his power deep down inside you.

Colossians 3:9

Don’t lie to one another. You have gotten rid of your old way of life and its habits.

Hebrews 8:10

This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds. I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God. And they will be my people.

1 Peter 3:4

Instead, your beauty comes from inside you. It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Beauty like this doesn’t fade away. God places great value on it.