Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 29:9
So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the assembled leaders, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel immediately after describing God's distribution of conquered land to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh.
The words — The Hebrew verbs שְׁמַרְתֶּם (shamarTem) and עֲשִׂיתֶם (asiTem) command the audience to "keep" and "do" the words of this specific covenant. The conjunction לְמַעַן (leMaan) functions as a purpose marker linking that obedience to future success.
The thread — The command to preserve and execute divine instructions aligns with the obedience required in 1 Kings 2:3, the careful observation urged in Joshua 1:7, and the wisdom-through-keeping motif in Deuteronomy 4:6.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to actively preserve and execute the covenant's stipulations as the direct condition for prosperity in every undertaking.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,
- Deuteronomy 4:6 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
- Joshua 1:7 Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
- Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Deuteronomy 29:1 These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb.
- Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Jeremiah 50:5 They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and join themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
- Psalms 25:10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
- Psalms 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
- Isaiah 56:1 This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.