Deuteronomy 17:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

In this way, his heart will not become proud above his fellow Israelites, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left. He and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in the midst of Israel.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not asi from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    That his heart may not be lifted above his brothers, that he may not turn aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left, and that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children in the midst of Israel.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    that his hert aryse not aboue his brethern and that he turne not from the commaundment: ether to the righte hande or to the lifte: that both he ad his childern maye prolonge their dayes in his kingdome in Israel.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He shall not lifte vp his herte aboue his brethren, and shall not turne asyde from the commaundement, nether to the right hade ner to the lefte, that he maye prologe his dayes in his kyngdome, he and his children in Israel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    That his heart be not lifted vp aboue his brethren, and that he turne not from the commaundement, to the right hand or to the left, but that he may prolong his daies in his kingdom, he, and his sonnes in the middes of Israel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And that his heart arise not aboue his brethren, and that he turne not from the commaundement to the right hand or to the left: but that he may prolong his dayes in his kyngdome, he and his children in the middes of Israel.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, [to] the right hand, or [to] the left: to the end that he may prolong [his] days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    so that his heart is not high above his brethren, and so as not to turn aside from the command, right or left, so that he prolongeth days over his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So that his heart may not be lifted up over his countrymen, and he may not be turned away from the orders, to one side or the other: but that his life and the lives of his children may be long in his kingdom in Israel.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 15:5 : 5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
  • Deut 5:32 : 32 So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or the left.
  • Deut 8:2 : 2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments.
  • Deut 8:13-14 : 13 When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied, 14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Deut 12:25 : 25 Do 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 12:28 : 28 Be 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 17:11 : 11 Follow 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.
  • 1 Sam 13:13-14 : 13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 14 But now your kingdom will not endure. The Lord has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him leader over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."
  • 1 Sam 15:23 : 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.
  • 1 Kgs 11:12-13 : 12 'Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.' 13 'However, I will not tear away the entire kingdom. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of David My servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.'
  • 1 Kgs 11:34 : 34 'However, I will not take the whole kingdom from him but will allow him to remain ruler all his life for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose and who kept My commands and statutes.'
  • 1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 'But to his son, I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen for Myself to put My name there.'
  • Deut 4:2 : 2 Do not add to the command that I am giving you, and do not take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you.
  • 2 Kgs 10:30 : 30 The LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what is right in my eyes and have carried out all that was in My heart against the house of Ahab, your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation."
  • 2 Kgs 14:10 : 10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant. Be content with your glory and stay at home. Why bring disaster on yourself and Judah as well?'
  • 2 Chr 25:19 : 19 You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why provoke disaster so that you and Judah will fall?
  • 2 Chr 26:16 : 16 But after Uzziah became strong, his heart was lifted up with pride, leading to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
  • 2 Chr 32:25-26 : 25 But Hezekiah did not respond to the kindness shown to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore, wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 26 However, Hezekiah humbled himself, along with the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the LORD's wrath did not come upon them during Hezekiah's days.
  • 2 Chr 33:12 : 12 When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
  • 2 Chr 33:19 : 19 His prayer and how God was moved by his plea, all his sins and unfaithfulness, the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and carved images before he humbled himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.
  • 2 Chr 33:23 : 23 But he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; instead, Amon increased his guilt.
  • 2 Chr 34:27 : 27 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you tore your clothes and wept in My presence, I have heard you,' declares the LORD.
  • Ps 19:11 : 11 They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
  • Ps 131:1-2 : 1 A song of ascents. LORD, my heart is not proud, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with matters too great or too wonderful for me. 2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.
  • Ps 132:12 : 12 If your sons keep My covenant and My testimony that I shall teach them, their sons also will sit upon your throne forever.
  • Prov 10:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
  • Prov 27:24 : 24 For riches do not last forever, nor does a crown endure to all generations.
  • Eccl 8:13 : 13 But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.
  • Dan 5:20-23 : 20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes. 22 But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.
  • Hab 2:4 : 4 Look! The proud person—his soul is not upright within him, but the righteous one will live by his faith.
  • 2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 17:17-19
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    85%

    17He must not take many wives for himself, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

    18When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests.

    19It shall remain with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes to follow them.

  • 1 Kgs 2:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3Obey the charge of the LORD your God by walking in His ways, keeping His statutes, commandments, judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses. In this way, you will prosper in all you do and wherever you turn.

    4And you will ensure that the LORD fulfills His promise to me, saying, 'If your sons are careful to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'

  • 1 Chr 28:7-8
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    75%

    7I will establish his kingdom forever if he is resolute in keeping My commandments and ordinances, as he is doing today.’

    8Now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek all the commandments of the LORD your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance for your descendants forever.

  • Deut 4:40
    75%

    40Keep His statutes and commandments that I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.

  • Ezek 17:14
    75%

    14This kingdom was made humble so that it would not exalt itself, and so that by keeping its covenant, it might stand firm.

  • Josh 1:7
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    7Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to obey 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 be successful wherever you go.

  • Deut 6:2
    75%

    2So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I am commanding you today—you, your children, and your grandchildren—all the days of your life, and so your days may be prolonged.

  • 2 Chr 6:16
    75%

    16'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him, saying: "You shall never lack a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons are careful in their ways, walking in My law as you have walked before Me."

  • 1 Kgs 8:58
    75%

    58May He turn our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commands, statutes, and judgments, which He gave to our ancestors.

  • Deut 12:28
    74%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 8:61
    74%

    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.

  • Deut 28:14
    74%

    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.

  • Josh 23:6
    74%

    6Be very strong to observe and do everything written in the Book of the Law of Moses, without turning aside to the right or to the left.

  • 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.

  • 1 Chr 22:12-13
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    73%

    12Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding and put you in charge of Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

    13Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the statutes and ordinances that the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and courageous; do not fear or be dismayed.

  • Deut 17:11
    73%

    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 11:21-22
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    21so that your days and the days of your children may be prolonged in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, as long as the heavens are above the earth.

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  • 2 Chr 7:17-18
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    73%

    17As for you, if you walk before Me as David your father did, and do all I have commanded, and observe My statutes and judgments,

    18Then I will establish your royal throne, as I made a covenant with David your father, saying, 'You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.'

  • 1 Kgs 8:25
    73%

    25'Now, LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant David, my father, what You promised him: “You shall never fail to have a descendant to sit on the throne of Israel before Me, if only your descendants are careful to walk before Me as you have walked before Me.”'

  • Deut 32:46-47
    2 verses
    72%

    46he said to them: Set your hearts on all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.

    47They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Deut 10:13
    72%

    13and to keep the commandments of the LORD and His statutes that I am commanding you today for your own good?

  • Deut 31:13
    72%

    13And their children, who do not know it yet, will hear it and learn to fear the LORD your God as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Deut 30:20
    72%

    20loving the LORD your God, obeying His voice, and holding fast to Him. For He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give them.

  • Deut 4:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Only be careful and guard your soul diligently, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.

    10Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Assemble the people for Me, and I will let them hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and to teach them to their children.'

  • Deut 13:18
    72%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 3:14
    72%

    14If you walk in my ways, keeping my statutes and commandments as your father David did, then I will prolong your days.

  • Deut 5:29
    72%

    29Oh, that their hearts would always fear Me and keep all My commands, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!

  • Deut 30:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and judgments, so that you may live and multiply, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

    17But if your heart turns away and you do not obey, and if you are drawn away and worship other gods and serve them,

  • 1 Chr 29:19
    71%

    19And give my son Solomon an undivided heart to keep your commandments, your statutes, and your decrees, and to carry out all these plans, building the temple for which I have made preparations.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Deut 6:17
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    17Diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, as well as His testimonies and statutes that He has commanded you.

  • Deut 12:25
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    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.

  • Ps 89:30
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    30I will establish his offspring forever and his throne as the days of the heavens.

  • 1 Kgs 8:40
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    40so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land You gave to our ancestors.

  • 1 Kgs 11:38
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    38If you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, doing what is right in My eyes by keeping My statutes and commands, as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

  • 1 Sam 12:14
    71%

    14If you fear the LORD, serve Him, obey His voice, and do not rebel against His command, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

  • 2 Chr 6:31
    71%

    31so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live on the face of the earth, which You gave to our ancestors.