Romans 7:22
In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
In Context
21So I see a law that, though I have a mind to do good, evil is present in me.
Cross References
Leviticus 13:39Then the priest is to see them: and if the white marks on their skin are not very bright, it is a skin disease which has come out on the skin; he is clean.
Psalms 1:2But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.
Psalms 40:8\40:7\Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,
Psalms 119:24Your unchanging word is my delight, and the guide of my footsteps.
Psalms 119:47And so that I may take delight in your teachings, to which I have given my love.
Psalms 119:92If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
Matthew Henry on Romans 7:8-25
Excellency of the Law; Usefulness of the Law. ( a. d. 58.) 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto… Read the whole commentary →