20A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.


In Context

17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

18 Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; My beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, And he shall declare judgment to the Gentiles.

19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.

22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw.

Matthew 12:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:20The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he shall send forth judgment to victory.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment to victory.