Deuteronomy 6:17
in Deuteronomy 6You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.
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ASV
Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
KJV
Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 6
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God
on Deuteronomy 6:17-19
Diligent keeping is set beside doing that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD. The older commentators take verse 18 as the ground for reasoning from the law to cases it does not name.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Sinners, especially presumptuous sinners, are said to tempt God, that is, to make a trial of God, whether he be, so wise as to see their sins, so just and true and powerful as to take vengeance on them, concerning which they are very apt to doubt because of the present impunity and prosperity of many such persons.
You shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God,.... Not only the ten commands, but all others: and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee; those of a judicial and ceremonial kind.
Negligence will ruin us; but we cannot be saved without diligence. To induce them to this, he here shows them, 1. That this would be very acceptable to God: it is right and good in the sight of the Lord; and that is right and good indeed that is, so in God's sight.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Ye shall diligently keep, etc. - On this and the following verse see the note on Deu 6:3.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁמ֣וֹר | shamor | certainly <to keep> | H8104 → | 468 times |
| תִּשְׁמְר֔וּן | tishmerun | you will keep ! | H8104 → | 468 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִצְוֹ֖ת | mitzvot | [the] commandments of | H4687 → | 181 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם | ʾeloheikhem | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וְעֵדֹתָ֥יו | veedotav | and testimonies his | H5713 → | 26 times |
| וְחֻקָּ֖יו | vechukav | and statutes his | H2706 → | 127 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּֽךְ׃ | tzivakh | he has commanded you | H6680 → | 494 times |
שָׁמ֣וֹרcertainly <to keep>
shamorH8104 →468 times
תִּשְׁמְר֔וּןyou will keep !
tishmerunH8104 →468 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִצְוֹ֖ת[the] commandments of
mitzvotH4687 →181 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑םGod your
ʾeloheikhemH430 →2601 times
וְעֵדֹתָ֥יוand testimonies his
veedotavH5713 →26 times
וְחֻקָּ֖יוand statutes his
vechukavH2706 →127 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּֽךְ׃he has commanded you
tzivakhH6680 →494 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
it leads to
- Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- 2 Chronicles 15:7
But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
- Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Philippians 2:16
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8
He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
- Galatians 6:9
Through
2 Peter 3:14Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
Through
Psalms 119:4You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
it leads to
- 1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
- John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- 1 John 5:3
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
