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Deuteronomy 17:20

Then 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.

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ASV

that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

KJV

That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.Tito notH1115 →
רוּם־rum-to be highH7311 →
לְבָבוֹ֙le.va.Voheart hisH3824 →
מֵֽאֶחָ֔יוme.'e.Chavmore than countrymen hisH251 →
וּלְבִלְתִּ֛יu.le.vil.Tiand to notH1115 →
ס֥וּרsurto turn asideH5493 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.Vahthe commandmentH4687 →
יָמִ֣יןya.Minright [hand]H3225 →
וּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.Moland left [hand]H8040 →
לְמַעַן֩le.ma.'Anso thatH4616 →
יַאֲרִ֨יךְya.'a.Rikhhe may prolongH748 →
יָמִ֧יםya.MimdaysH3117 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
מַמְלַכְתּ֛וֹmam.lakh.Tokingdom hisH4467 →
ה֥וּאhu'heH1931 →
וּבָנָ֖יוu.va.Navand descendants hisH1121 →
בְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revin [the] midst ofH7130 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Psalms 131:1My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.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.1 Kings 15:5For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.Daniel 5:20–23But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.Psalms 131:1–2My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.Isaiah 2:12For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.Joshua 23:6Be 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.2 Chronicles 34:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father David; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.Proverbs 27:24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.2 Chronicles 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.Deuteronomy 12:28Be careful to obey all these things I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the LORD your God.Deuteronomy 8:13–14and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,2 Chronicles 34:27because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.1 Samuel 13:13–14“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”Deuteronomy 12:25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.

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