Deuteronomy 18:13

Thou shalt be perfect before the Lord thy God.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

In Context

12For every one that does these things is an abomination to the Lord thy God; for because of these abominations the Lord will destroy them from before thy face.

14For all these nations whose land thou shalt inherit, they will listen to omens and divinations; but the Lord thy God has not permitted thee so to do.

Read all of Deuteronomy 18

Cross References

Genesis 17:1And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless.

Job 1:8And the Lord said to him, Hast thou diligently considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless, true, godly, abstaining from everything evil?

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:10-15

Idolatrous Customs of the Canaanites. ( b. c. 1451.) 9 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Deuteronomy 18:13