Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.
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Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.
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Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
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(29-8) Observe therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may make all that ye do to prosper.
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Passages linked to Deuteronomy 29:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 2:3 and keep the instruction of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself.
- Deuteronomy 4:6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who shall hear all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
- Joshua 1:7 Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.
- Luke 11:28 But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”
- Deuteronomy 29:1 These are the words of the covenant which Yahweh commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
- Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Jeremiah 50:5 They will inquire concerning Zion with their faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, and join yourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.’
- Psalms 25:10 All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- Psalms 103:17-18 But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts.
- Isaiah 56:1-2 Yahweh says, “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
- Isaiah 56:4-7 For Yahweh says, “To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, choose the things that please me, and hold fast to my covenant, I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off. Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh to serve him, and to love Yahweh’s name, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant, I will bring these to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 29:9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant,…
Deu 29:9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
Ver. 9. That ye may prosper.] Piety is the right and ready way to prosperity. Sulla, surnamed Felix, accounted it not the least part of his happiness that Metellus, surnamed Pius, was his friend. Godliness is the best friend to happiness.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do…
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,.... To do which they were laid under great obligations, through the goodness of God to them, in giving them victory over the two kings, and delivering their countries into their hands, as well as by all the favours bestowed on them in the wilderness, where they were sufficiently supplied with food, drink, and raiment; all which is made use of as a motive and argument to engage them to observe and keep the covenant the Lord made with them:
that ye may prosper in all that ye do: in all their occupations and businesses of life, in their manufactures and commerce, in the culture of their fields and vineyards, and in whatsoever they were employed in a lawful way; the word used has sometimes, the signification of acting wisely and prudently, as in Isa 52:13; hence the Septuagint version is, "that ye may understand all that ye do"; and so the Jerusalem Targum.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain That ye may prosper - literally, “that ye may…
That ye may prosper - literally, “that ye may act wisely.” The connection of the two ideas of wisdom in conduct and prosperity in circumstances is noteworthy.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Understand. Hebrew, "succeed in all your undertakings." (Calmet)
Understand. Hebrew, "succeed in all your undertakings." (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. Keep … and do] See on Deu_4:6; and…
9. Keep … and do] See on Deu_4:6; and cp. Deu_4:1, Deu_5:1.
the words of this covenant] See above on Deu_29:1 and on Deu_4:13. prosper] But the vb. also covers the deal wisely of the R.V. margin.
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‘Originally a mental process or quality—has insight, is farseeing—it includes the effect of this—understands so as to get on, deals wisely so as to succeed, is practical both in his way of working, and in being sure of his end. Ewald has found an almost exact equivalent in German: “hat Geschick,” for “Geschick” means both “skill” or “address” and “fate” or “destiny.” ’ (Isaiah xl.–lxvi., Expositor’s Bible, p. 346 on Isa_52:13.) In the Hex. only here, and elsewhere (except for one or two passages) only in later writings.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Keep therefore the words of this covenant .…
(9) Keep therefore the words of this covenant . . . that ye may prosper.—Comp. Jos_1:8 (Note); Psa_1:3.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain That ye may prosper in all that ye do.…
That ye may prosper in all that ye do. The verb here used (lyKichi) means primarily to look at, to consider or attend to, hence to become intelligent, to be prudent, to act wisely, and so to have success, to prosper. It is the prosperity which comes from wise and prudent action that God commends to his people. (cf. Jos_1:7, Jos_1:8)
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