Matthew 12:20 - English Standard Version 2016

²⁰ a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Common English Bible

²⁰ He won’t break a bent stalk, and he won’t snuff out a smoldering wick, until he makes justice win.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ He shall not crush the bruised reed, and he shall not extinguish the smoking wick, until he sends forth judgment unto victory.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Matthew 12:20 Tagairtí Cros

2 Kings 18:21

Behold, you are trusting now in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Isaiah 40:11

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Ezekiel 34:16

I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.

Leviticus 10:20

And when Moses heard that, he approved.

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:7

As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

2 Corinthians 2:7

so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Revelation 6:2

And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.