Matthew 12:20

God's Chosen Servant

¹⁹ he shall not strive nor cry, nor shall any hear in the broad places his voice, ²⁰ a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory, ²¹ and in his name shall nations hope.'

Bruised Reed

Smoking Flax

Dimly Burning Wick

Put Forth

Smoldering Wick

2 Kings 18:21

Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thee on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it! -- so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

Psalm 98:1-3

A Psalm. Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, For wonders He hath done, Given salvation to Him hath His right hand and His holy arm.

Psalm 147:3

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

Isaiah 40:11

As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth them: Suckling ones He leadeth.

Isaiah 42:3-4

A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy is His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands.

Lamentations 3:31-34

For the Lord doth not cast off to the age.

Ezekiel 34:16

The lost I seek, and the driven away bring back, And the broken I bind up, and the sick I strengthen, And the fat and the strong I destroy, I feed it with judgment.

Matthew 11:28

'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

Romans 15:17-19

I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that, on the contrary, it is rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

2 Corinthians 2:14

and to God are thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place,

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,

Hebrews 12:12-13

Wherefore, the hanging-down hands and the loosened knees set ye up;

Revelation 6:2

and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.

Revelation 19:11-21

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,