Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 10:13
and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel at the conclusion of his second address, summarizing Yahweh’s requirements following the covenant renewal and the delivery of the second stone tablets.
The words — לִשְׁמֹר (li/sh.Mor) translates literally to “to keep,” and מִצְוֹת (mitz.Vot) means “commandments,” establishing the direct object of the verse’s imperative.
The thread — The linkage of keeping statutes for personal good runs through Deuteronomy 6:24 and Jeremiah 32:39, while the emphasis on persistent obedience without forgetting appears in James 1:25.
Why it lands — The text states that observing divine commandments and statutes yields tangible benefit, requiring the reader to treat obedience as a practical discipline rather than a theoretical belief.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To keep the commandments of the Lord, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Deuteronomy 6:24 And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God, that we may always be prosperous and preserved, as we are to this day.
- James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
- Proverbs 9:12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.