Isaiah 42:21

New King James Version

The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable.

Cross References

Psalm 138:2

I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.”

Psalm 71:16

I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.

Psalm 71:19

Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?

Isaiah 42:4

He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

Isaiah 51:4

“Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.

Matthew 3:17

And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

John 15:10

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

John 8:29

And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Romans 3:31

Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

Romans 7:12

Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.

Galatians 3:13

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

Deuteronomy 4:8

And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?

Philippians 3:9

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.