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Deuteronomy 6:18 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 6 · verse 18
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,Deuteronomy 6:18 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 6:18 in context
16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
18And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
19To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.
20And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- possessyârashto occupyH3423 →
- rightyâshârstraightH3477 →
- sightʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- swareshâbaʻto seven oneselfH7650 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Here, I. Moses charges them to keep God's commandments themselves: You shall diligently keep God's commandments, Deu 6:17-19. Note, It requires a great deal of care and pains to keep up religion in the power of it in our hearts and lives. Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-25