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Deuteronomy 8:6
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
4Thy clothing grew not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5And know in thy heart that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee; and thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 7For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of water-brooks, of springs, and of deep waters, that gush forth in the valleys and hills; 8a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;
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וְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ אֶת־מִצְוֹ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:6
- Deuteronomy 5:33In all the way that Jehovah your God hath commanded you shall ye walk, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
- Exodus 18:20and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
- 1 Samuel 12:24Only, fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth, with all your heart; for see how great things he has done for you.
- 2 Chronicles 6:31that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, all the days that they live upon the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways.
- Luke 1:6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
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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- 1. Deuteronomy 8:6 8.6 Elohim ↩
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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