Deuteronomy 10:20

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“You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.”

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BSBPD

“You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, Him thou dost serve, and to Him thou dost cleave, and by His name thou dost swear.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 10:20 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:4But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.
  2. Deuteronomy 5:29If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
  3. Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
  4. Deuteronomy 11:22For if you carefully keep all these commandments I am giving you to follow—to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to hold fast to Him—
  5. Deuteronomy 13:4You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.
  6. Joshua 23:8Instead, you shall hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.
  7. 2 Kings 18:6He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.
  8. Psalms 63:11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
  9. Ecclesiastes 12:13When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
  10. Isaiah 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
  11. Matthew 4:10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  12. Luke 4:8But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  13. Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  14. Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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