Deuteronomy 6:24

The Lord ordered us to keep all these laws and to respect the Lord our God, so that we would always be safe and well, as we are today

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In The King James Version

And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.

In Context

23But he led us out of there to take us here, giving us this country that he had promised to our forefathers.

25And if we carefully observe each of these commandments as we live in the presence of the Lord, as he instructed us, then we will be right with him.”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:4Those of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today, every one of you.

Deuteronomy 8:1You must take care to follow every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may live and have many descendants, and go in and take over the country the Lord promised to give to your forefathers.

Deuteronomy 10:12People of Israel, what does the Lord your God want from you? He wants you to respect the Lord your God by following all his ways. He wants you to love him. He wants you to worship the Lord your God with all your mind and with all your being,

Psalms 41:2The Lord protects them and keeps them alive. They will live happily in the land, and they will not be handed over to their enemies.

Psalms 66:9He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.

Proverbs 22:4The reward you receive for being humble and respecting the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 6:18-25

A Charge to Israel. ( b. c. 1451.) 17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. 18 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, 19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken. 20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the… Read the whole commentary →

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