Deuteronomy 27:26

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“‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’”

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BSBPD

“‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> he who doth not establish the words of this law, to do them, --and all the people have said, Amen.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 27:26 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
  2. Deuteronomy 28:15If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
  3. 2 Kings 22:13“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
  4. Ezra 7:26If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
  5. Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
  6. Jeremiah 11:3You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,
  7. Ezekiel 18:24But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
  8. Matthew 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
  9. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  10. Romans 10:5For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”
  11. 1 Corinthians 16:22If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
  12. Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

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

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