Deuteronomy 6:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

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  • Luke 4:8 : 8 And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.
  • Deut 10:20 : 20 Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
  • Ps 63:11 : 11 But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.
  • Deut 13:4 : 4 But keep on in the ways of the Lord your God, fearing him and keeping his orders and hearing his voice, worshipping him and being true to him.
  • Josh 2:12 : 12 So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,
  • Lev 19:12 : 12 And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.
  • Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.
  • Isa 65:16 : 16 So that he who is requesting a blessing will make use of the name of the true God, and he who takes an oath will do so by the true God; because the past troubles are gone out of mind, and because they are covered from my eyes.
  • Jer 12:16 : 16 And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.
  • Jer 5:7 : 7 How is it possible for you to have my forgiveness for this? your children have given me up, taking their oaths by those who are no gods: when I had given them food in full measure, they were false to their wives, taking their pleasure in the houses of loose women.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.
  • Deut 5:29 : 29 If only they had such a heart in them at all times, so that they might go in fear of me and keep my orders and that it might be well for them and for their children for ever!
  • Deut 6:2 : 2 So that living in the fear of the Lord your God, you may keep all his laws and his orders, which I give you: you and your son and your son's son, all the days of your life; and so that your life may be long.
  • Deut 10:12 : 12 And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 Who gives honour to those who have the fear of the Lord, turning away from him who has not the Lord's approval. He who takes an oath against himself, and makes no change.
  • Jer 5:2 : 2 And though they say, By the living Lord; truly their oaths are false.

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    20 Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

    21 He is your God, the God of your praise, your God who has done for you all these works of power which your eyes have seen.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35-39
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    35 And the Lord made an agreement with them and gave them orders, saying, You are to have no other gods; you are not to give worship to them or be their servants or make them offerings:

    36 But the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt with his great power and his outstretched arm, he is your God, to whom you are to give worship and make offerings:

    37 And the rules and the orders and the law which he put in writing for you, you are to keep and do for ever; you are to have no other gods.

    38 And you are to keep in memory the agreement which I have made with you; and you are to have no other gods.

    39 And you are to give worship to the Lord your God; for it is he who will give you salvation from the hands of all who are against you.

  • Deut 6:14-17
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    14 Do not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples round about you;

    15 For the Lord your God who is with you is a God who will not let his honour be given to another; or the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, causing your destruction from the face of the earth.

    16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did in Massah.

    17 Keep with care the orders of the Lord your God, and his rules and his laws which he has given you;

  • Lev 19:12
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    12 And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

  • Deut 8:6
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    6 Then keep the orders of the Lord your God, fearing him and walking in his ways.

  • Deut 13:4
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    4 But keep on in the ways of the Lord your God, fearing him and keeping his orders and hearing his voice, worshipping him and being true to him.

  • Josh 23:7
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    7 Have nothing to do with these nations who still are living among you; let not their gods be named by you or used in your oaths; do not be their servants or give them worship:

  • Josh 24:14
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    14 So now, go in fear of the Lord, and be his servants with true hearts: put away the gods worshipped by your fathers across the River and in Egypt, and be servants of the Lord.

  • Lev 19:3-4
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    3 Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

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  • Deut 28:58
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    58 If you will not take care to do all the words of this law, recorded in this book, honouring that name of glory and of fear, THE LORD YOUR GOD;

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    6 I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

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  • Deut 6:12
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    12 Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

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    10 For this cause you are to give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and do his orders and his laws which I give you this day.

  • Exod 20:7
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    7 You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

  • Deut 6:5
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    5 And the Lord your God is to be loved with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

  • Deut 29:12-13
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    12 With the purpose of taking part in the agreement of the Lord your God, and his oath which he makes with you today:

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    11 You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.

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    13 Take note of all these things which I have said to you, and let not the names of other gods come into your minds or from your lips.

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    3 You are to have no other gods but me.

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    9 The Lord will keep you as a people holy to himself, as he has said to you in his oath, if you keep the orders of the Lord your God and go on walking in his ways.

    10 And all the peoples of the earth will see that the name of the Lord is on you, and they will go in fear of you.

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    4 Do not so to the Lord your God.

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    14 For you are to be worshippers of no other god: for the Lord is a God who will not give his honour to another.

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    12 And now, Israel, what would the Lord your God have you do, but to go in the fear of the Lord your God, walking in all his ways and loving him and doing his pleasure with all your heart and all your soul,

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    24 Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.

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    11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

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    17 Today you have given witness that the Lord is your God, and that you will go in his ways and keep his laws and his orders and his decisions and give ear to his voice:

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    31 So then, keep my orders and do them: I am the Lord.

  • 1 Kgs 9:6
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    6 But if you are turned from my ways, you or your children, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods and give them worship:

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    13 But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.

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    33 Who took you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God: I am the Lord.

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    2 Keep my Sabbaths and give honour to my holy place: I am the Lord.

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    11 Give to the Lord your God what is his by right; let all who are round him give offerings to him who is to be feared.

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    19 And it is certain that if at any time you are turned away from the Lord your God, and go after other gods, to be their servants and to give them worship, destruction will overtake you.

  • Deut 11:1
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    1 So have love for the Lord your God, and give him worship, and keep his laws and his decisions and his orders at all times.