Romans 7:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good.

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  • 1 Tim 1:8 : 8 We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,
  • Ps 119:137 : 137 <TZADE> O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.
  • Ps 119:140 : 140 Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
  • Ps 119:172 : 172 Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
  • Rom 3:31 : 31 Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.
  • Rom 7:14 : 14 For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.
  • Rom 7:16 : 16 But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.
  • Deut 4:8 : 8 And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?
  • Deut 10:12 : 12 And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,
  • Neh 9:13 : 13 And you came down on Mount Sinai, and your voice came to them from heaven, giving them right decisions and true laws, good rules and orders:
  • Ps 19:7-9 : 7 The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish. 8 The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey. 11 By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward. 12 Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.
  • Ps 119:38 : 38 Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.
  • Ps 119:86 : 86 All your teachings are certain; they go after me with evil design; give me your help.
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 7:13-25
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    83%

    13 Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.

    14 For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.

    15 And I have no clear knowledge of what I am doing, for that which I have a mind to do, I do not, but what I have hate for, that I do.

    16 But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.

    17 So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.

    18 For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.

    19 For the good which I have a mind to do, I do not: but the evil which I have no mind to do, that I do.

    20 But if I do what I have no mind to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.

    21 So I see a law that, though I have a mind to do good, evil is present in me.

    22 In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,

    23 But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.

    24 How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?

    25 I give praise to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So with my mind I am a servant to the law of God, but with my flesh to the law of sin.

  • Rom 7:5-11
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    78%

    5 For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

    6 But now we are free from the law, having been made dead to that which had power over us; so that we are servants in the new way of the spirit, not in the old way of the letter.

    7 What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.

    8 But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.

    9 And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;

    10 And I made the discovery that the law whose purpose was to give life had become a cause of death:

    11 For I was tricked and put to death by sin, which took its chance through the law.

  • 1 Tim 1:8-9
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    75%

    8 We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,

    9 With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,

  • Rom 3:20-21
    2 verses
    71%

    20 Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

    21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;

  • Rom 8:2-4
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    71%

    2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

    3 For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:

    4 So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.

  • Ps 19:7-8
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    70%

    7 The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

    8 The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

  • Rom 2:12-14
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    12 All those who have done wrong without the law will get destruction without the law: and those who have done wrong under the law will have their punishment by the law;

    13 For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

    14 For when the Gentiles without the law have a natural desire to do the things in the law, they are a law to themselves;

  • Gal 3:21
    69%

    21 Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

  • 1 Pet 1:16
    68%

    16 Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.

  • Ps 119:142
    68%

    142 Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.

  • 1 John 3:4
    68%

    4 Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.

  • Heb 7:18
    68%

    18 So the law which went before is put on one side, because it was feeble and without profit.

  • Rom 13:9-10
    2 verses
    68%

    9 And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

    10 Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete.

  • Rom 4:15
    67%

    15 For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

  • Ps 111:7
    67%

    7 The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging.

  • Gal 3:11-12
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    11 Now that no man gets righteousness by the law in the eyes of God, is clear; because, The upright will be living by faith.

    12 And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them.

  • Matt 19:17
    67%

    17 And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law.

  • Jas 2:10-11
    2 verses
    67%

    10 For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.

    11 For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.

  • Rom 10:5
    67%

    5 For Moses says that the man who does the righteousness which is of the law will get life by it.

  • Rom 2:2
    66%

    2 And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

  • Deut 6:25
    66%

    25 And it will be our righteousness if we take care to keep all this order before the Lord our God as he has given it to us.

  • Ps 145:17
    66%

    17 The Lord is upright in all his ways, and kind in all his works.