Deuteronomy 6:18

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

16“You are not to test Adonai your God, as you tested Him at Massah. 17Diligently keep the mitzvot of Adonai your God, and His testimonies and His statutes that He has commanded you. You are to do what is right and good in the sight of Adonai, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and possess the good land that Adonai swore to your fathers— 19to drive out all your enemies from before you, as Adonai has spoken. 20“When your son asks you in time to come, saying ‘What are the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances that Adonai our God commanded you?’

Deuteronomy 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 8:11“Take care that you do not forget Adonai your God by not keeping His mitzvot, ordinances and statutes that I am commanding you today.
• Deuteronomy 12:25You are not to eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, when you do what is right in Adonai’s eyes.
• Deuteronomy 13:18Nothing from the ban should cling to your hand, so that Adonai may turn from the fierceness of His anger and show you mercy, and have compassion on you and multiply you, just as He swore to your fathers—
• Exodus 15:26He said, “If you diligently listen to the voice of Adonai your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His mitzvot, and keep all His decrees, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians. For I am Adonai who heals you.”
• Psalms 19:11They are more desirable than gold, yes, more than much pure gold! They are sweeter than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
• Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous, he will be well, eating the fruit of their deeds.
• Ezekiel 18:5“Suppose a man is just and does what is lawful and right:
• Ezekiel 18:27But when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he committed and does what is lawful and right, his soul will live.
• Ezekiel 33:14When I say to the wicked, “You will surely die,” yet he turns from his sin and does what is just and right—
• Hosea 14:9Ephraim: “What more are idols to me? I have responded and observed Him. I will be like a luxuriant cypress tree. From me will be found Your fruit.”
• John 8:29The One who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to Him.”
• Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
• Deuteronomy 4:40You must keep His statutes and His mitzvot, which I am commanding you today, so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and so that you may prolong your days in the land that Adonai your God is giving you for all time.”
• Deuteronomy 5:29“So you must take care to do as Adonai your God has commanded you—do not turn aside to the right or to the left.

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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 6:18

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Reward

In the dictionaries

• Diligently
• Tempt
• Good
• Frontlets, or Phylacteries

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