Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Rejoicing
Enlightening
General references
Bible References
Rejoicing
Psalm 40:8
“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”
“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 119:14
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
Deuteronomy 12:11
then it shall come about that the place which the Lord your God will choose for His Name [and Presence] to dwell; there you shall bring everything that I am commanding you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes and the [voluntary] contribution of your hand [as a first gift from the fruits of the ground], and all your choice votive offerings which you vow to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 16:11
and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is within your [city] gates, and the stranger and the orphan and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence).
Nehemiah 8:12
Then all the people went on their way to eat, to drink, to send portions [of food to others] and to celebrate a great festival, because they understood the words which had been communicated to them.
Isaiah 64:5
You meet him who rejoices in doing that which is morally right,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
Indeed, You were angry, for we sinned;
We have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger].
And shall we be saved [under such circumstances]?
You meet him who rejoices in doing that which is morally right,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
Indeed, You were angry, for we sinned;
We have long continued in our sins [prolonging Your anger].
And shall we be saved [under such circumstances]?
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.
Romans 7:22
For I joyfully delight in the law of God in my inner self [with my new nature],
Is pure
Psalm 12:6
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
Psalm 119:40
I long for Your precepts;
Renew me through Your righteousness.
I long for Your precepts;
Renew me through Your righteousness.
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];
He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.
Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];
He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.
Romans 7:12
So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
Enlightening
Psalm 13:3
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
Psalm 119:98
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.
Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.
Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord gives [skillful and godly] wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
For the Lord gives [skillful and godly] wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
Romans 2:17
But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely on the Law [for your salvation] and boast in [your special relationship to] God,
Romans 3:20
For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, if it had not been for the Law, I would not have recognized sin. For I would not have known [for example] about coveting [what belongs to another, and would have had no sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, “You shall not covet.”
Galatians 2:19
For through the Law I died to the Law and its demands on me [because salvation is provided through the death and resurrection of Christ], so that I might [from now on] live to God.
Galatians 3:10
For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”
General references
Deuteronomy 4:8
Or what great nation has statutes and judgments so righteous (upright, just) as this whole law which I am placing before you today?
Proverbs 8:9
“They are all straightforward to him who understands [with an open and willing mind],
And right to those who find knowledge and live by it.
“They are all straightforward to him who understands [with an open and willing mind],
And right to those who find knowledge and live by it.