English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 6:25
25And 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.'
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.”
- 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.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the Lord our God has given us.’
Context of Deuteronomy 6:25
23And he brought us out from there, that he might bring us in and give us the land that he swore to give to our fathers. 24And the Lord commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are this day. 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.'
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וּצְדָקָ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑נוּ כִּֽי־נִשְׁמֹ֨ר לַעֲשׂ֜וֹת אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֗את לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽנוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall be our righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- if we observeשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
- to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- all theseזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
- commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- as he hath commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:25
- Deuteronomy 24:13You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun sets, that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you. And it shall be righteousness for you before the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 18:5You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
- Psalms 106:30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, and the plague was stayed.
- Psalms 119:6Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
- Proverbs 12:28In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
- Ezekiel 20:11I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live.
- Luke 10:28And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live."
- Romans 10:3For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.
- Galatians 3:12But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them."
- James 2:10For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of 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
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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
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