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He won’t break a bruised reed.
    He won’t quench a dimly burning wick.
    He will faithfully bring justice.

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A bruised reed He will not break, and a dimly burning wick He will not quench; He will bring forth justice in truth.(A)

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

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20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings [a]justice and a just cause to victory.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.