Deuteronomy 12:8

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You must not act as we are doing here today, where everyone does whatever seems right in their own eyes.

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  • Judg 17:6 : 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
  • Judg 21:25 : 25 In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own eyes.
  • Prov 21:2 : 2 Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.
  • Amos 5:25 : 25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
  • Acts 7:42 : 42 But God turned away and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring me offerings and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?'
  • Num 15:39 : 39 These tassels will serve as a reminder. When you see them, you will remember all the commandments of the Lord and obey them. You will not follow the desires of your own heart and eyes, which lead you astray.

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  • Judg 21:25
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    25In those days, there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in their own eyes.

  • Judg 17:6
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    6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

  • Deut 12:9
    76%

    9For you have not yet come into the resting place and the inheritance that the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Prov 21:2
    76%

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Deut 13:18
    74%

    18Do not let any of the things set apart for destruction cling to your hand, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger and show you mercy, have compassion on you, and increase you, as He swore to your ancestors.

  • Deut 12:7
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    7There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has blessed you with.

  • Deut 6:18
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    18Do what is right and good in the sight of the LORD, so that it may go well with you, and you may go in and possess the good land the LORD promised to your ancestors.

  • Deut 5:32
    73%

    32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or the left.

  • Deut 12:25
    73%

    25Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

  • Deut 11:32
    72%

    32Be careful to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am setting before you today.

  • Zech 8:16
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    16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another, render true and just judgments in your gates,

  • Deut 16:18-20
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    72%

    18Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

    19Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

    20Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Deut 17:10-11
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    72%

    10You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you.

    11Follow exactly the law they teach you and the judgment they declare to you. Do not turn aside from the decision they give you, to the right or to the left.

  • Deut 12:28
    72%

    28Be careful to obey all these words I command you, so that it may always go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

  • Deut 1:17-18
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    17Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.

    18At that time, I commanded you concerning all the things you were to do.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4Do not worship the Lord your God in the same way that they worship their gods.

  • Exod 23:2
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    2Do not follow the majority to do evil, and do not testify in a dispute to turn aside after the majority to pervert justice.

  • Deut 4:8
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    8And what great nation has righteous statutes and judgments like this entire law that I am setting before you today?

  • Lev 18:3
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    3You must not behave like the people of Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am bringing you. You must not follow their practices.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6He said to the judges, 'Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals, but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a judgment.'

  • Jer 18:12
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    12But they will say, ‘It’s no use. We will continue to follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his own evil heart.’

  • Luke 12:57
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    57And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

  • Deut 29:9
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    9All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—your leaders, your tribes, your elders, your officers, every man of Israel.

  • Rom 14:12
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    12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

  • 1 Kgs 8:61
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    61May your hearts be fully devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as it is today.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Deut 13:11
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    11Stone him to death because he sought to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

  • Deut 7:11
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    11Therefore, you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances that I am giving you today to follow.

  • Deut 11:8
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    8Therefore, keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may be strong and go in and take possession of the land that you are crossing over to inherit.

  • Deut 28:14
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    14You must not turn aside from any of the words I am commanding you today, neither to the right nor to the left, to follow other gods and serve them.

  • Jer 16:12
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    12And you have behaved even more wickedly than your ancestors, each one following the stubbornness of their own evil heart instead of listening to Me.

  • Ezra 7:18
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    18And whatever seems best to you and your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God.

  • Deut 12:13
    69%

    13Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see.

  • Deut 12:30
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    30be careful that you are not ensnared by following them after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, 'How did these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.'

  • Deut 8:1
    69%

    1Be meticulous in observing all the commandments that I am commanding you today, so that you may live, multiply, enter, and take possession of the land which the Lord swore to your fathers.

  • Jer 34:15
    69%

    15Recently, you repented and did what is right in my sight by proclaiming freedom, each man for his neighbor. You made a covenant before me in the house where my name is called upon.

  • Lev 19:15
    69%

    15Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  • Lev 19:35
    69%

    35Do not use dishonest measures in judgment, whether in length, weight, or quantity.

  • Prov 16:2
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    2All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but the Lord weighs the spirit.

  • Ezek 33:20
    69%

    20Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' But I will judge each of you according to your own ways, house of Israel.

  • Deut 25:16
    69%

    16For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Deut 6:25
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    25It will be righteousness for us if we carefully obey all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.

  • Josh 23:8
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    8But you are to cling to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day.

  • Deut 8:11
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    11Be careful not to forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, judgments, and statutes that I am commanding you today.

  • Deut 12:1
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    1These are the statutes and ordinances that you must carefully observe in the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you to possess, for as long as you live on the earth.