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King James Version

Romans 2:23

Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Formalism;   Hypocrisy;   Inconsistency;   Minister, Christian;   Sin;   Scofield Reference Index - Law of Moses;   Life;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bringing Reproach;   Inconsistency;   Religion, True-False;   Reproach;   The Topic Concordance - Blasphemy;   Dishonor;   Evangelism;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hypocrites;   Law of Moses, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Family;   Hypocrisy;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Judgment, Last;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - James, the General Epistle of;   Scribes;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Romans, Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Formalism;   Law;   Romans Epistle to the;   Sin;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Paul;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Boast;   Justification;  

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
You take pride in the Code, but then you turn your back on it every time it suits you. You don't bring honor to God, but shame.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?
Legacy Standard Bible
You who boast in the Law, through your transgression of the Law, do you dishonor God?
Bible in Basic English
You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?
Darby Translation
thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?
New King James Version
You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law?
Christian Standard Bible®
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
World English Bible
You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Thou that gloriest in the law, dost thou by transgressing the law dishonour God?
Weymouth's New Testament
You who make your boast in the Law, do you offend against its commands and so dishonour God?
King James Version (1611)
Thou that makest thy boast of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God?
Literal Translation
You who boast in Law, do you dishonor God through transgression of the Law?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou makest thy boost of the lawe, and thorow breakynge of the lawe thou dishonorest God.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and you, who glory in the law, do you dishonour God by the violation of the law?
Amplified Bible
You who boast in the Law, do you [repeatedly] dishonor God by breaking the Law?
American Standard Version
thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?
Revised Standard Version
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Thou reioysest in the lawe and thorow breakinge the lawe dishonourest God.
Update Bible Version
you who glory in the law, through your transgression of the law do you dishonor God?
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God?
Young's Literal Translation
thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?
New Century Version
You brag about having God's law, but you bring shame to God by breaking his law,
New English Translation
You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!
Berean Standard Bible
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
Contemporary English Version
You take pride in the Law, but you disobey the Law and bring shame to God.
Complete Jewish Bible
You who take such pride in Torah, do you, by disobeying the Torah, dishonor God? —
English Standard Version
You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou that gloriest in the Lawe, through breaking the Lawe, dishonourest thou God?
George Lamsa Translation
You are proud of the law but you dishonor God by breaking the law.
Hebrew Names Version
You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?
International Standard Version
As you boast about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?Romans 2:17;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And thou who boastest of the law, in this that thou transgressest against the law, Aloha himself despisest thou?
Murdock Translation
And thou who gloriest in the law, dost thou, by acting contrary to the law, insult God himself?
New Living Translation
You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.
New Life Bible
You are proud of the Law. Do you take honor away from God when you do not obey the Law?
English Revised Version
thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonourest thou God?
New Revised Standard
You that boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou, that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God.
Lexham English Bible
Who boast in the law, by the transgression of the law you dishonor God!
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou that makest thy boast of ye lawe, through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God.
Easy-to-Read Version
You are so proud that you have God's law, but you bring shame to God by breaking his law.
New American Standard Bible
You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?
Good News Translation
You boast about having God's law—but do you bring shame on God by breaking his law?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou that hast glorie in the lawe, vnworschipist God bi brekyng of the lawe?

Contextual Overview

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that makest: Romans 2:17, Romans 3:2, Romans 9:4, Jeremiah 8:8, Jeremiah 8:9, Matthew 19:17-20, Luke 10:26-29, Luke 18:11, John 5:45, John 9:28, John 9:29, James 1:22-27, James 4:16, James 4:17

Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:32 - yellow hair Leviticus 26:1 - Ye shall Psalms 39:8 - make Psalms 50:17 - hatest Matthew 18:7 - unto Acts 7:53 - and have Romans 1:30 - boasters Romans 2:25 - but if Romans 3:27 - Where James 3:14 - glory

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:9
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 29:14
And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
Judges 9:2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 5:1
Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
2 Samuel 19:13
And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou that makest thy boast of the law,.... Of their having it, which other nations had not; of their knowledge of it, which many of their own people were without, or had but a small share of; and of their keeping of it even to perfection:

through breaking of the law dishonourest thou God? sin sometimes is expressed by a word which signifies a "fall"; sometimes by another, which signifies missing of the mark, or straying from it; sometimes by another, which signifies a "contrariety to the law" of God; and here, by one which signifies a "passing over it", and the bounds which it has set, as the rule of man's obedience; and hereby God, the lawgiver, is dishonoured: for as God is glorified by good works, when rightly performed, he is dishonoured by evil ones; for his authority, as a lawgiver, is trampled upon and despised. Now persons guilty of such iniquities as here mentioned, could not be justified before God, or accepted by him on account of any works of righteousness done by them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Makest thy boast ... - To boast in the Law implied their conviction of its excellence and obligation, as a man does not boast of what he esteems to be of no value.

Dishonourest thou God - By boasting of the Law, they proclaimed their conviction that it was from God. By breaking it, they denied it. And as actions are a true test of man’s real opinions, their breaking the Law did it more dishonor than their boasting of it did it honor. This is always the case. It matters little what a man’s speculative opinions may be; his practice may do far more to disgrace religion than his profession does to honor it. It is the life and conduct, and not merely the profession of the lips, that does real honor to the true religion. Alas, with what pertinency and force may this question be put to many who call themselves Christians!


 
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