Romans 7:22 Cross References - ISV

²² For I delight in the Law of God in my inner being,

¹² I haven’t wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I’ve treasured what he has said more than my own meals.”

² But he delights in the LORD’s instruction, and meditates in his instruction day and night.

⁸ The precepts of the LORD are upright, making the heart rejoice. The commandment of the LORD is pure, giving light to the eyes. ⁹ The fear of the LORD is clean, standing forever. The judgments of the LORD are true; they are altogether righteous. ¹⁰ They are more desirable than gold, even much fine gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the drippings from a honeycomb.

⁸ I delight to do your will, my God. Your Law is part of my inner being.”

¹⁶ I am delighted with your statutes; I will not forget your word.

²⁴ I take joy in your decrees, for they are my counselors.

³⁵ Help me live my life by your commands, because my joy is in them.

⁴⁷ I will take delight in your commands, which I love. ⁴⁸ I will lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.

⁷² Instruction that comes from you is better for me than thousands of gold and silver coins.

⁹² Had your instruction not been my pleasure, I would have died in my affliction.

⁹⁷ Mem
Loving God’s WordHow I love your instruction! Every day it is my meditation. ⁹⁸ Your commands make me wiser than my adversaries, since they are always with me. ⁹⁹ I am more insightful than my teachers, because your decrees are my meditations. ¹⁰⁰ I have more common sense than the elders, for I observe your precepts. ¹⁰¹ I keep away from every evil choice so that I may keep your word. ¹⁰² I do not avoid your judgments, for you pointed them out to me. ¹⁰³ How pleasing is what you have to say to me— tasting better than honey. ¹⁰⁴ I obtain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

¹¹¹ I have inherited your decrees forever, because they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹³ Samek
Loving God’s LawI despise the double-minded, but I love your instruction.

¹²⁷ I truly love your commands more than gold, including fine gold.

¹⁶⁷ My soul treasures your decrees, and I love them deeply.

¹⁷⁴ I am longing for your deliverance, LORD, and your instruction is my joy.

⁷ Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my instruction in their hearts. Don’t fear the insults of mortals, and don’t be dismayed at their hateful words.

³⁴ Jesus told them, “My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.

²⁹ No, a person is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, brought about by the Spirit, not by a written law. That person’s praise will come from God, not from people.

⁷ That is why the mind that focuses on human nature is hostile toward God. It refuses to submit to the authority of God’s Law because it is powerless to do so.

¹⁶ Life in an Earthly TentThat’s why we are not discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed each and every day.

¹⁶ I pray that he would give you, according to his glorious riches, strength in your inner being and power through his Spirit,

⁹ Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old nature with its practices

¹⁰ For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

⁴ Instead, it should be the inner disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values greatly.