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

23He delivered us from there so that he could give us the land he had promised our ancestors. 24The Lord commanded us to obey all these statutes and to revere him so that it may always go well for us and he may preserve us, as he has to this day. We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the Lord our God, just as he demands.”

Deuteronomy 6:25 word by word

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 must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the Lord your God.
• Leviticus 18:5So you must keep my statutes and my regulations; anyone who does so will live by keeping them. I am the Lord.
• Psalms 106:30Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided.
• Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.
• Proverbs 12:28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.
• Ezekiel 20:11I gave them my statutes and revealed my regulations to them. The one who carries them out will live by them!
• Luke 10:28Jesus said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
• Romans 10:3For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
• Galatians 3:12But the law is not based on faith, but the one who does the works of the law will live by them.
• James 2:10For the one who obeys 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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 6:25

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Righteousness
• Works

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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