Psalm 119:165

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

Cross-references

In Psalm 119:97, the psalmist's love for God's law is the very attitude that brings the great peace in verse 165.

Proverbs 3:2 promises peace to those who keep commandments, directly echoing the great peace in Psalm 119:165.

1 Peter 2:6-8 says believers in Christ will not stumble, while the disobedient do — mirrors the peace of those who love God's law.

Galatians 6:16 promises peace to those who follow God's rule — similar peace for those who love God's law.

Matthew 13:21 describes those who stumble when persecution comes — opposite of nothing making them stumble.

Isaiah 57:21 declares no peace for the wicked, contrasting with the great peace promised in Psalm 119:165 to those who love God's law.

Isaiah 32:17 states righteousness produces peace, mirroring the peace from loving God's law in Psalm 119:165.

Isaiah 28:13 says God's word becomes a trap causing stumbling — contrasting with the stumbling-free peace of the law-lovers.

Isaiah 8:13-15 shows God as a stone of stumbling for the disobedient — opposite of no stumbling for the faithful.

Isaiah 48:18 promises peace like a river to those who heed commands, matching the 'great peace' for lovers of the law in verse 165.

Ezekiel 3:20 warns of a stumbling block for a righteous person who turns evil, opposite to the promise that nothing can make them stumble in verse 165.

Proverbs 4:12 promises that wisdom keeps one from stumbling, directly echoing 'nothing can make them stumble' from verse 165.

Isaiah 54:13 promises great peace to those taught by the Lord, a similar peace to verse 165 but from a different context.

Isaiah 57:14 calls for removing obstacles so God's people do not stumble — parallels the idea of no stumbling for the faithful.

Proverbs 13:13 contrasts despising the word (destruction) with respecting it (reward), reinforcing the value of loving God's law in verse 165.

John 14:27 Related theme

John 14:27 offers Christ's peace, complementing the peace from loving God's law in Psalm 119:165 as both gifts from God.

Proverbs 3:17 describes wisdom's paths as peace, paralleling the peace from loving God's law in Psalm 119:165.

Galatians 5:22 Related theme

Galatians 5:22 lists peace as a fruit of the Spirit, while Psalm 119:165 attributes peace to love for God's law — different means to same end.

Hebrews 12:11 Related theme

Hebrews 12:11 links discipline to a harvest of peace, similar to the peace from loving law in verse 165 but through training.