Deuteronomy 12:8

Ye shall not do after all the manner that we do here this day, every one whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

In Context

7And ye shall eat there before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice with all the acquisition of your hand, ye and your households, wherewith the Lord thy God may have blessed thee.

9For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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Cross References

Joshua 3:9And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Approach hither, and hear the words of the Lord your God.

Judges 17:6In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did what seemed right in his own eyes.

Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is straight in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:6-32

Where Sacrifices Must Be Offered; Ceremonial Observances; Cautions Against Idolatrous Rites. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 7 And there ye… Read the whole commentary →

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