Deuteronomy 6:25

Deuteronomy 6:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
• New International Version (NIV)And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be our righteousness.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

Context of Deuteronomy 6:25

23But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He had sworn to our fathers. 24And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God, that we may always be prosperous and preserved, as we are to this day. And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”

Deuteronomy 6:25 word by word

וּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־נִשְׁמֹ֨ר לַעֲשׂ֜וֹת אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֗את לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽנוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

• And if we are carefulשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• to observeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• one of theseזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• He has commanded usצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• then thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• will beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:25

• Deuteronomy 24:13be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
• Leviticus 18:5Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.
• Psalms 106:30But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.
• Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
• Proverbs 12:28There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
• Ezekiel 20:11And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.
• Luke 10:28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
• Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
• Galatians 3:12The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”
• James 2:10Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25It shall be our righteousness - The evidence that we are under the influence of the fear and love of God. Moses does not say that this righteousness could be wrought without the influence of God's mercy, nor does he say that they should purchase heaven by it: but, God required them to be conformed to his will in all things, that they might be holy in heart, and righteous in every part of their moral conduct. 1. On a very important subject in this chapter…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-25Verses 10-25 The Israelites were at the point of quitting a normal, life for a fixed and settled abode in the midst of other nations; they were exchanging a condition of comparative poverty for great and goodly cities, houses and vineyards. There was therefore before them a double danger; (1) a God-forgetting worldliness, and (2) a false tolerance of the idolatries practiced by those about to become their neighbors. The former error Moses strives to guard…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 Moses gives charge to keep God's commandments. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. It is our interest, as well as our duty, to be religious. It will be our life. Godliness has the promise of the continuance and comfort of the life that now is, as far as it is for God's glory. It will be our righteousness. It is only through the Mediator we can be righteous before God. The knowledge of the spirituality and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25if we are careful to observe … as He has commanded us … that will be our righteousness: Obedience shows that a person is already righteous, a status before God that comes from faith (see 24:13; Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; 4:1–5; Galatians 3:6–7; see also Genesis 15:6; Ephesians 2:8–9). When other nations saw Israel's commitment to obey the covenant, they could see that Israel was righteous.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2520-25. when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying--The directions given for the instruction of their children form only an extension of the preceding counsels.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 6:25

• Blessing
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings