Deuteronomy 12:8

Ye shall not do altogether as we do here today, every man that which is pleasing in his own sight.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 in all the things on which ye shall lay your hand, ye and your houses, as the Lord your God has blessed you.

9For hitherto ye have not arrived at the rest and the inheritance, which the Lord our God gives you.

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Cross References

Joshua 3:9And Joshua said to the children of Israel, Come hither, and hearken to the word of the Lord our God.

Judges 17:6And in those days there was no king in Israel; every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Proverbs 21:2Every man seems to himself righteous; 1 But the Lord directs the hearts. 1

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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