Deuteronomy 6:24

And the Lord charged us to observe all these ordinances; to fear the Lord our God, that it may be well with us for ever, that we may live, as even today.

LXX2012 (US English)

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

23And he brought us out thence to give us this land, which he swore to give to our fathers.

25And there shall be mercy to us, if we take heed to keep all these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:4But you⌃ that kept close to the Lord your God are all alive today.

Deuteronomy 8:1You⌃ shall observe to do all the commands which I charge you today, that you⌃ may live and be multiplied, and enter in and inherit the land, which the Lord your God swore to give to your fathers.

Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul;

Psalms 41:2My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 1

Proverbs 22:4The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, 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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