Bible Strands
Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses a remnant who know righteousness and carry His law internally, positioned between two declarations that creation will pass away but His salvation and righteousness will not (Isaiah 51:6, 8).
The words — צֶ֔דֶק (tsedeq, "righteousness") is the object of their knowing and the thing that endures in the bracketing verses; בְ/לִבָּ֑ם (velibbam, "in their heart") marks the law as internalized rather than merely external.
The thread — The "law in the heart" echoes Psalms 37:31; the command not to fear human words parallels Ezekiel 2:6; the blessing on those who endure insult connects to Matthew 5:11.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to locate their standing in what they know and carry internally, not in the approval of those who scorn them, and to refuse to let contempt become a source of collapse.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Cross-references
- Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- Psalms 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
- Ezekiel 2:6 But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
- 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
- Isaiah 51:1 “Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
- Acts 5:41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
- Psalms 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
- Jeremiah 1:17 Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.
- Luke 12:4 I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.