Christian Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 8:6
6So keep the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him.
Deuteronomy 8:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
- New International Version (NIV)Observe the commands of the Lord your God, walking in obedience to him and revering him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.
Context of Deuteronomy 8:6
4Your clothing did not wear out, and your feet did not swell these forty years. 5Keep in mind that the Lord your God has been disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. So keep the commands of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. 7For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams, springs, and deep water sources, flowing in both valleys and hills; 8a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;
Read all of Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 8:6 word by word
וְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ אֶת־מִצְוֹ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:6
- Deuteronomy 5:33Follow the whole instruction the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, prosper, and have a long life in the land you will possess.
- Exodus 18:20Instruct them about the statutes and laws, and teach them the way to live and what they must do.
- 1 Samuel 12:24Above all, fear the Lord and worship him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things he has done for you.
- 2 Chronicles 6:31so that they may fear you and walk in your ways all the days they live on the land you gave our ancestors.
- Psalms 128:1How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
- Luke 1:6Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:6
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20After Israel settled in the land, they might begin to think that their success came from their own strength and skill. This is a common human tendency. Moses warned them not to become proud or congratulate themselves. They must remember that God alone gives prosperity and success. All that they achieve comes from him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live--In all the wise arrangements of our Creator duty has been made inseparably connected with happiness; and the earnest enforcement of the divine law which Moses was making to the Israelites was in order to secure their being a happy (because a moral and religious) people: a course of prosperity is often called "life" (Ge 17:18; Pr 3:2). live, and multiply--This…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8
- 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
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