Deuteronomy 8:6

That's why you have to keep the commandments of the Lord your God, following his ways and respecting him.

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In The King James Version

Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

In Context

5So you should realize that just as a parent disciplines their child, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

7For the Lord your God is taking you to a good country. It's a land of streams and pools and springs that flow through the valleys and down the hills;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:29I only wish they really did respect me and always kept my commandments so that they and their children would do well for all time.

1 Samuel 12:24Make sure you honor God and worship him faithfully, with complete dedication. Think of all the tremendous things he has done for you.

Psalms 128:1Happy are all those who worship the Lord, everyone who follows his ways!

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 8:2-10

A Charge to Israel; Israel's Retrospect. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and… Read the whole commentary →

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