New English Translation
Joshua 23:11
11Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God!
Joshua 23:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God.
- New International Version (NIV)So be very careful to love the Lord your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the Lord your God.
Context of Joshua 23:11
9“The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you to this very day. 10One of you makes a thousand run away, for the Lord your God fights for you as he promised you he would. Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God! 12But if you ever turn away and make alliances with these nations that remain near you, and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them, 13know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; they will be a whip that tears your sides and thorns that blind your eyes until you disappear from this good land the Lord your God gave you.
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וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֥ם מְאֹ֖ד לְנַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶ֑ם לְאַהֲבָ֖ה אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Joshua 23:11
- Joshua 22:5But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the Lord’s servant gave you. Love the Lord your God, follow all his instructions, obey his commands, be loyal to him, and serve him with all your heart and being!”
- Deuteronomy 4:9Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
- Deuteronomy 6:5You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.
- Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
- Luke 21:34“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
- Ephesians 5:15Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise,
- Hebrews 12:15See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
- Exodus 20:6and showing covenant faithfulness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
- Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,
- 1 Corinthians 8:3But if someone loves God, he is known by God.
- 1 Corinthians 16:22Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come!
- Jude 1:20But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,
Commentaries on Joshua 23:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Take good heed - unto yourselves that ye love the Lord - לנפשתיכם lenaphshotheychem, Take heed To Your Souls, literally; but נפש nephesh and nefs, both in Hebrew and Arabic, signify the whole self, as well as soul and life; both soul and body must be joined in this work, for it is written, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, soul, mind, and strength.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Would we cleave to the Lord, we must always stand upon our guard, for many a soul is lost through carelessness. Love the Lord your God, and you will not leave him. Has God been thus true to you? Be not you false to him. He is faithful that has promised, He 10:23. The experience of every Christian witnesses the same truth. Conflicts may have been severe and long, trials great and many; but at the last he will acknowledge that goodness and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11watch yourselves carefully, that you love: In Scripture, love is an act of the will and a matter of intention. Feelings and attraction may follow, but they are not the core of love. Because love is chosen, God can command people to love. However, love cannot be forced or controlled by pressure or fear.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-115-11. the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, as the Lord your God hath promised you, &c.--The actual possessions which God had given were a pledge of the complete fulfilment of His promise in giving them the parts of the country still unconquered. But the accomplishment of the divine promise depended on their inviolable fidelity to God's law--on their keeping resolutely aloof from all familiar intercourse and intimate connections with the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 23
- 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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