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Deuteronomy 6:13 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. "
Deuteronomy 6:13
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And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about
(For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.
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Deuteronomy 6:1
"Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess"
Deuteronomy 6:2
"That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged."
Deuteronomy 6:3
"Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey."
Deuteronomy 6:4
"Give ear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord:"
Deuteronomy 6:4
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"
Deuteronomy 6:5
"And the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."
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