Joshua 1:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Whoever goes against your orders, and does not give attention to all your words, will be put to death: only take heart and be strong.

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  • Josh 1:6-7 : 6 Take heart and be strong; for you will give to this people for their heritage the land which I gave by an oath to their fathers. 7 Only take heart and be very strong; take care to do all the law which Moses my servant gave you, not turning from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may do well in all your undertakings.
  • Josh 1:9 : 9 Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,
  • 1 Sam 11:12 : 12 And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.
  • Ezra 10:4 : 4 Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.
  • Ps 2:1-6 : 1 Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish? 2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying, 3 Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us. 4 Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them. 5 Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled: 6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
  • Luke 19:27 : 27 And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.
  • Rom 13:1-5 : 1 Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God. 2 For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves. 3 For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise; 4 For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer. 5 So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.
  • 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.
  • Eph 6:10 : 10 Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.
  • Heb 10:28-29 : 28 A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses: 29 But will not the man by whom the Son of God has been crushed under foot, and the blood of the agreement with which he was washed clean has been taken as an unholy thing, and who has had no respect for the Spirit of grace, be judged bad enough for a very much worse punishment?
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
  • Deut 17:12 : 12 And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 1:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5While you are living, all will give way before you: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not take away my help from you or give you up.

    6Take heart and be strong; for you will give to this people for their heritage the land which I gave by an oath to their fathers.

    7Only take heart and be very strong; take care to do all the law which Moses my servant gave you, not turning from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may do well in all your undertakings.

  • Josh 1:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16Then they said to Joshua in answer, Whatever you say to us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go.

    17As we gave attention to Moses in all things, so we will give attention to you: and may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses.

  • Josh 1:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,

    10Then Joshua gave their orders to those who were in authority over the people, saying,

  • 13And that anyone, small or great, man or woman, who was not true to the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death.

  • 18And at that time I gave you all the orders which you were to do.

  • 13And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.

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    12And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.

    13And all the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear and put away their pride.

  • Deut 31:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5The Lord will give them up into your hands, and you are to do to them as I have given you orders.

    6Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your God who is going with you; he will not take away his help from you.

    7Then Moses sent for Joshua, and before the eyes of all Israel said to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go with this people into the land which the Lord, by his oath to their fathers, has given them; by your help they will take it for their heritage.

  • 6So be very strong to keep and do whatever is recorded in the book of the law of Moses, not turning away from it to the right or to the left;

  • 10For 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.

  • 8So keep all the orders which I give you today, so that you may be strong, and go in and take the land which is to be your heritage;

  • Deut 13:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

    10Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

    11And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.

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    14Not turning away from any of the orders which I give you today, to the right hand or to the left, or going after any other gods to give them worship.

    15But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to do all his orders and his laws which I give you today, then all these curses will come on you and overtake you:

  • 5And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams is to be put to death; for his words were said with the purpose of turning you away from the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; and of forcing you out of the way in which the Lord your God has given you orders to go. So you are to put away the evil from among you.

  • 1Take care to keep all the orders which I give you today, so that you may have life and be increased and go in and take as a heritage the land which the Lord, by his oath to your fathers, undertook to give you.

  • 23Then he gave orders to Joshua, the son of Nun, saying to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go at the head of the children of Israel into the land which I made an oath to give them; and I will be with you.

  • 27For I have knowledge of your hard and uncontrolled hearts: even now, while I am still living, you will not be ruled by the Lord; how much less after my death?

  • 11So keep the orders and the laws and the decisions which I give you today and do them.

  • Num 15:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35Then the Lord said to Moses, Certainly the man is to be put to death: let him be stoned by all the people outside the tent-circle.

    36So all the people took him outside the tent-circle and he was stoned to death there, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

  • 5If only you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to keep all these orders which I give you today.

  • 18So long as you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep all his orders which I give you today, and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

  • 15But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord, but go against his orders, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and against your king for your destruction, as it was against your fathers.

  • 26And if anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, take care that punishment is given to him, by death or by driving him from his country or by taking away his goods or by putting him in prison.

  • 18I give witness against you this day that destruction will certainly be your fate, and your days will be cut short in the land where you are going, the land of your heritage on the other side of Jordan.

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    27The blessing if you give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, which I give you this day:

    28And the curse if you do not give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, but let yourselves be turned from the way which I have put before you this day, and go after other gods which are not yours.

  • 25And Joshua said to them, Have no fear and do not be troubled; be strong and take heart: for so will the Lord do to all against whom you make war.

  • 29For I am certain that after my death you will give yourselves up to sin, wandering from the way which I have given you; and evil will overtake you in the end, because you will do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of your hands.

  • 12And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:

  • 20Like the nations which the Lord is cutting off before you, so you will be cut off; because you would not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God.

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

  • 8And you will again give ear to the voice of the Lord, and do all his orders which I have given you today.

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

  • 61Then let your hearts be without sin before the Lord our God, walking in his laws and keeping his orders as at this day.

  • 58If 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;

  • 2Make no addition to the orders which I give you, and take nothing from them, but keep the orders of the Lord your God which I give you.

  • 14But if you do not give ear to me, and do not keep all these my laws;

  • 21Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.

  • 46Moses said to them, Let the words which I have said to you today go deep into your hearts, and give orders to your children to do every word of this law.