Joshua 23:6

Be resolute, then, in carrying out and obeying all that is written in the law book of Moses, never swerving from it to the right or to the left,

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In The King James Version

Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

In Context

5The Lord your God will drive them out before you and evict them out of your sight, until you occupy their land, as the Lord your God promised you.

7never mixing with those nations that remain beside you, never mentioning the names of their gods, never swearing by them nor serving them nor bowing down to them.

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Cross References

Ephesians 6:10For the future, find strength in your union with the Lord, and in the power which comes from his might.

Revelation 21:8But as for cowards, unbelievers, the degraded, murderers, the impure, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars – their place will be in the burning lake of fire and sulfur. That is the Second Death.’

Matthew Henry on Joshua 23:2-11

Joshua's Charge to Israel. ( b. c. 1427.) 1 And it came to pass a long time after that the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 3 And ye have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the Lord your God is he that hath fought… Read the whole commentary →

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