Joshua 23:6

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“Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.”

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BSBPD

“Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Therefore be ye 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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and ye have been very strong to keep and to do the whole that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, so as not to turn aside from it right or left,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 23:6 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.
  2. Deuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
  3. Deuteronomy 17:20Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.
  4. Deuteronomy 28:14Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.
  5. Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
  6. 1 Kings 2:3And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
  7. Proverbs 4:26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
  8. Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
  9. 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
  10. Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
  11. Hebrews 12:4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
  12. Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”

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