God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 6:18
18Do what the Lord considers right and good. Then things will go well for you, and you will enter and take possession of that good land which the Lord promised to your ancestors with an oath.
Deuteronomy 6:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,
- New International Version (NIV)Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors,
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and take possession of the good land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers,
Context of Deuteronomy 6:18
16Never test the Lord your God as you did at Massah. 17Be sure to obey the commands of the Lord your God and the regulations and laws he has given you. Do what the Lord considers right and good. Then things will go well for you, and you will enter and take possession of that good land which the Lord promised to your ancestors with an oath. 19You will see the Lord expel your enemies as he said he would. 20In the future your children will ask you, “What do these regulations, laws, and rules which the Lord our God commanded you mean to you?”
Read all of Deuteronomy 6Deuteronomy 6:18 word by word
וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר וְהַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לְמַ֙עַן֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ וּבָ֗אתָ וְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And thou shalt doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
- and goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- that it may be wellיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
- with thee, and that thou mayest go inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
- landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- unto thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 6:18
- Deuteronomy 8:11Be careful that you don’t forget the Lord your God. Don’t fail to obey his commands, rules, and laws that I’m giving you today.
- Deuteronomy 12:25If you don’t eat blood, things will go well for you and your descendants. You will be doing what the Lord considers right.
- Deuteronomy 13:18The Lord your God will do this if you listen to him, obey all the commands that I’m giving you today, and do what he considers right.
- Exodus 15:26He said, “If you will listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases I made the Egyptians suffer, because I am the Lord, who heals you.”
- Psalms 19:11As your servant I am warned by them. There is a great reward in following them.
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them. They will taste the fruit of their labor.
- Ezekiel 18:5“Suppose a righteous person does what is fair and right.
- Ezekiel 18:27When a wicked person turns away from the wicked things that he has done and does what is fair and right, he will live.
- Ezekiel 33:14I may warn the wicked person that he will certainly die. But suppose he turns from his sin and does what is fair and right.
- Hosea 14:9Wise people will understand these things. A person with insight will recognize them. The Lord’s ways are right. Righteous people live by them. Rebellious people stumble over them.
- John 8:29Besides, the one who sent me is with me. He hasn’t left me by myself. I always do what pleases him.”
- Romans 12:2Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.
- Deuteronomy 4:40Obey his laws and commands which I’m giving you today. Then things will go well for you and your descendants. You will live for a long time in the land. The Lord your God is giving you the land for as long as you live.
- Deuteronomy 5:29If only they would fear me and obey all my commandments as long as they live! Then things would go well for them and their children forever.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 6:18
- 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. 1-25Moses here explains how the stipulations in the following sections should be applied and handed on to future generations.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251-9. Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them ... whither ye go to possess it--The grand design of all the institutions prescribed to Israel was to form a religious people, whose national character should be distinguished by that fear of the Lord their God which would ensure their divine observance of His worship and their steadfast obedience to His will. The…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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