Deuteronomy 13:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.”

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BSBPD

“because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the Lord thy God.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“when thou shalt hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“when thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commands which I am commanding thee to-day, to do that which <FI>is<Fi> right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 13:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
  2. Deuteronomy 7:26And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.
  3. Deuteronomy 12:25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.
  4. Deuteronomy 12:28Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.
  5. Deuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
  6. Joshua 7:26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
  7. Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
  8. Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  9. Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
  10. Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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