Deuteronomy 23:6 KJV — MannaFest

Deuteronomy 23:6

Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

KJV

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ASV

Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

WEB

You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.

YLT

thou dost not seek their peace and their good all thy days--to the age.

DBT

Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

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Old Testament

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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Ezra 9:12
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Matthew 5:43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
2 Samuel 12:31
And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 13:23–25
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
2 Samuel 8:2
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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), is because of the unkindness they had now lately done to the camp of Israel, notwithstanding the orders God had given not to distress or vex them, ch. ii. It was bad enough that they did not meet them with bread and water in the way (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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