diff --git a/spec/language-mode-spec.coffee b/spec/language-mode-spec.coffee
index d8f545abe..158e0a078 100644
--- a/spec/language-mode-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/language-mode-spec.coffee
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe "LanguageMode", ->
         expect(languageMode.suggestedIndentForBufferRow(11)).toBe 1
 
       it "does not take invisibles into account", ->
-        atom.config.set('editor.showInvisibles', true)
+        editor.setShowInvisibles(true)
         expect(languageMode.suggestedIndentForBufferRow(0)).toBe 0
         expect(languageMode.suggestedIndentForBufferRow(1)).toBe 1
         expect(languageMode.suggestedIndentForBufferRow(2)).toBe 2
diff --git a/src/cursor.coffee b/src/cursor.coffee
index 006801cf8..1176704c9 100644
--- a/src/cursor.coffee
+++ b/src/cursor.coffee
@@ -646,12 +646,7 @@ class Cursor extends Model
   ###
 
   getNonWordCharacters: ->
-    (
-      @editor
-        .scopedSettingsDelegate
-        ?.getNonWordCharacters?(@getScopeDescriptor().getScopesArray()) ?
-      @editor.getNonWordCharacters()
-    )
+    @editor.getNonWordCharacters(@getScopeDescriptor().getScopesArray())
 
   changePosition: (options, fn) ->
     @clearSelection(autoscroll: false)
diff --git a/src/language-mode.coffee b/src/language-mode.coffee
index a0392acf6..2ffe57f19 100644
--- a/src/language-mode.coffee
+++ b/src/language-mode.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class LanguageMode
   # Sets up a `LanguageMode` for the given {TextEditor}.
   #
   # editor - The {TextEditor} to associate with
-  constructor: (@editor, @config) ->
+  constructor: (@editor) ->
     {@buffer} = @editor
     @regexesByPattern = {}
 
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class LanguageMode
     iterator.next()
     scopeDescriptor = new ScopeDescriptor(scopes: iterator.getScopes())
 
+    patterns =
     increaseIndentRegex = @increaseIndentRegexForScopeDescriptor(scopeDescriptor)
     decreaseIndentRegex = @decreaseIndentRegexForScopeDescriptor(scopeDescriptor)
     decreaseNextIndentRegex = @decreaseNextIndentRegexForScopeDescriptor(scopeDescriptor)
@@ -331,27 +332,21 @@ class LanguageMode
     if desiredIndentLevel >= 0 and desiredIndentLevel < currentIndentLevel
       @editor.setIndentationForBufferRow(bufferRow, desiredIndentLevel)
 
-  getRegexForProperty: (scopeDescriptor, property) ->
-    if pattern = @config.get(property, scope: scopeDescriptor)
+  cacheRegex: (pattern) ->
+    if pattern
       @regexesByPattern[pattern] ?= new OnigRegExp(pattern)
-      @regexesByPattern[pattern]
 
   increaseIndentRegexForScopeDescriptor: (scopeDescriptor) ->
-    @getRegexForProperty(scopeDescriptor, 'editor.increaseIndentPattern')
+    @cacheRegex(@editor.getIncreaseIndentPattern(scopeDescriptor))
 
   decreaseIndentRegexForScopeDescriptor: (scopeDescriptor) ->
-    @getRegexForProperty(scopeDescriptor, 'editor.decreaseIndentPattern')
+    @cacheRegex(@editor.getDecreaseIndentPattern(scopeDescriptor))
 
   decreaseNextIndentRegexForScopeDescriptor: (scopeDescriptor) ->
-    @getRegexForProperty(scopeDescriptor, 'editor.decreaseNextIndentPattern')
+    @cacheRegex(@editor.getDecreaseNextIndentPattern(scopeDescriptor))
 
   foldEndRegexForScopeDescriptor: (scopeDescriptor) ->
-    @getRegexForProperty(scopeDescriptor, 'editor.foldEndPattern')
+    @cacheRegex(@editor.getFoldEndPattern(scopeDescriptor))
 
   commentStartAndEndStringsForScope: (scope) ->
-    commentStartEntry = @config.getAll('editor.commentStart', {scope})[0]
-    commentEndEntry = _.find @config.getAll('editor.commentEnd', {scope}), (entry) ->
-      entry.scopeSelector is commentStartEntry.scopeSelector
-    commentStartString = commentStartEntry?.value
-    commentEndString = commentEndEntry?.value
-    {commentStartString, commentEndString}
+    @editor.getCommentStrings(scope)
diff --git a/src/text-editor-registry.js b/src/text-editor-registry.js
index af0d2059a..1ce158b9b 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-registry.js
+++ b/src/text-editor-registry.js
@@ -177,4 +177,33 @@ class ScopedSettingsDelegate {
   getNonWordCharacters(scope) {
     return this.config.get('editor.nonWordCharacters', {scope: scope})
   }
+
+  getIncreaseIndentPattern (scope) {
+    return this.config.get('editor.increaseIndentPattern', {scope: scope})
+  }
+
+  getDecreaseIndentPattern (scope) {
+    return this.config.get('editor.decreaseIndentPattern', {scope: scope})
+  }
+
+  getDecreaseNextIndentPattern (scope) {
+    return this.config.get('editor.decreaseNextIndentPattern', {scope: scope})
+  }
+
+  getFoldEndPattern (scope) {
+    return this.config.get('editor.foldEndPattern', {scope: scope})
+  }
+
+  getCommentStrings (scope) {
+    const commentStartEntries = this.config.getAll('editor.commentStart', {scope})
+    const commentEndEntries = this.config.getAll('editor.commentEnd', {scope})
+    const commentStartEntry = commentStartEntries[0]
+    const commentEndEntry = commentEndEntries.find(entry => {
+      return entry.scopeSelector === commentStartEntry.scopeSelector
+    })
+    return {
+      commentStartString: commentStartEntry && commentStartEntry.value,
+      commentEndString: commentEndEntry && commentEndEntry.value,
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index c9b2e19cf..67b7b256f 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
       initialColumn = Math.max(parseInt(initialColumn) or 0, 0)
       @addCursorAtBufferPosition([initialLine, initialColumn])
 
-    @languageMode = new LanguageMode(this, @config)
+    @languageMode = new LanguageMode(this)
 
     @gutterContainer = new GutterContainer(this)
     @lineNumberGutter = @gutterContainer.addGutter
@@ -3351,7 +3351,23 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
 
   setNonWordCharacters: (@nonWordCharacters) ->
 
-  getNonWordCharacters: -> @nonWordCharacters
+  getNonWordCharacters: (scopes) ->
+    (scopes and @scopedSettingsDelegate?.getNonWordCharacters?(scopes)) ? @nonWordCharacters
+
+  getCommentStrings: (scopes) ->
+    (scopes and @scopedSettingsDelegate?.getCommentStrings?(scopes)) ? @commentStrings
+
+  getIncreaseIndentPattern: (scopes) ->
+    (scopes and @scopedSettingsDelegate?.getIncreaseIndentPattern?(scopes)) ? @increaseIndentPattern
+
+  getDecreaseIndentPattern: (scopes) ->
+    (scopes and @scopedSettingsDelegate?.getDecreaseIndentPattern?(scopes)) ? @decreaseIndentPattern
+
+  getDecreaseNextIndentPattern: (scopes) ->
+    (scopes and @scopedSettingsDelegate?.getDecreaseNextIndentPattern?(scopes)) ? @decreaseNextIndentPattern
+
+  getFoldEndPattern: (scopes) ->
+    (scopes and @scopedSettingsDelegate?.getFoldEndPattern?(scopes)) ? @foldEndPattern
 
   ###
   Section: Event Handlers