Isaiah 42:3

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Cross References (27)

  • Ezekiel 34:16 (22)

    I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I wil

  • Jeremiah 31:25 (16)

    for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”

  • Isaiah 40:11 (14)

    He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently lead

  • Psalms 147:3 (14)

    He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

  • Matthew 11:28 (13)

    Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

  • Isaiah 11:3–4 (12)

    And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His

  • John 5:30 (11)

    I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the

  • Matthew 18:10–14 (9)

    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the fac

  • Revelation 19:11 (9)

    Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With

  • John 20:19–21 (8)

    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fea

  • Psalms 96:13 (7)

    before the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peop

  • Isaiah 50:10 (7)

    Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let h

  • Luke 22:31–32 (6)

    Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.

  • Isaiah 40:29–31 (6)

    He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

  • Psalms 98:9 (6)

    before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity

  • Psalms 72:2–4 (5)

    May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

  • Isaiah 35:3–4 (5)

    Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!

  • Jeremiah 31:18–20 (4)

    I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may retu

  • Psalms 103:13–14 (4)

    As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

  • Hebrews 2:17–18 (4)

    For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high p

  • Micah 7:9 (4)

    Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for

  • Isaiah 66:2 (4)

    Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem:

  • John 20:27 (3)

    Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop

  • Isaiah 50:4 (3)

    The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning

  • Jeremiah 30:12–17 (3)

    For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.

  • Isaiah 57:15–18 (2)

    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy

  • Isaiah 61:1–3 (2)

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to