Deuteronomy 18:13

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You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 6:9 : 9 The Judgment of the Flood This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 The Sign of the Covenant When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,“I am the Sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
  • Matt 5:48 : 48 So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 ¶ I. The Prologue(1:1-2:13)Job’s Good Life There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
  • Job 1:8 : 8 So the LORD said to Satan,“Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil.”
  • Ps 37:37 : 37 Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the upright! For the one who promotes peace has a future.
  • Phil 3:12 : 12 Keep Going Forward Not that I have already attained this– that is, I have not already been perfected– but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.
  • Phil 3:15 : 15 Therefore let those of us who are“perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.
  • Rev 3:2 : 2 Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about to die, because I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    61May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the LORD our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing.”

  • Matt 5:48
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    48So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • Deut 13:17-18
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    17You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. Then the LORD will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.

    18Thus you must obey the LORD your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving you today and doing what is right before him.

  • Deut 18:12
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    12Whoever does these things is abhorrent to the LORD and because of these detestable things the LORD your God is about to drive them out from before you.

  • Deut 25:15-16
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    15You must have an accurate and correct stone weight and an accurate and correct measuring container, so that your life may be extended in the land the LORD your God is about to give you.

    16For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the LORD your God.

  • Deut 6:17-19
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    17Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.

    18Do whatever is proper and good before the LORD so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he promised your ancestors,

    19and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the LORD said.

  • Deut 18:14
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    14Those nations that you are about to dispossess listen to omen readers and diviners, but the LORD your God has not given you permission to do such things.

  • Deut 10:13
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    13and to keep the LORD’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?

  • Deut 28:9
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    9The LORD will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him.

  • Lev 19:2
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    2“Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them,‘You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

  • Deut 14:2-3
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    2For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

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  • Deut 12:28-29
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    28Pay careful attention to all these things I am commanding you so that it may always go well with you and your children after you when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.

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  • Deut 8:6
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    6So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him.

  • Lev 22:20-21
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    20You must not present anything that has a flaw, because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.

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  • Deut 16:20
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    20You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Deut 18:9
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    9Provision for Prophetism When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.

  • Deut 6:5
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    5You must love the LORD your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.

  • Deut 13:4
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    4You must follow the LORD your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

  • Deut 26:18-19
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    18And today the LORD has declared you to be his special people(as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.

    19Then he will elevate you above all the nations he has made and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people holy to the LORD your God, as he has said.

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    7Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience“‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

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    10You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”

  • Deut 20:18
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    18so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship their gods, causing you to sin against the LORD your God.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4You must not worship the LORD your God the way they worship.

  • Deut 23:14
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    14For the LORD your God walks about in the middle of your camp to deliver you and defeat your enemies for you. Therefore your camp should be holy, so that he does not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.

  • Josh 23:8
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    8But you must be loyal to the LORD your God, as you have been to this very day.

  • Deut 17:1
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    1You must not sacrifice to him a bull or sheep that has a blemish or any other defect, because that is considered offensive to the LORD your God.

  • Lev 18:30
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    30You must obey my charge not to practice any of the abominable statutes that have been done before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.’”

  • Deut 26:16
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    16Narrative Interlude Today the LORD your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.

  • Deut 11:22
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    22For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the LORD your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,

  • 2 Chr 19:9
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    9He commanded them:“Carry out your duties with respect for the LORD, with honesty, and with pure motives.

  • Deut 29:12
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    12so that you may enter by oath into the covenant the LORD your God is making with you today.

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    11So keep the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that I today am commanding you to do.

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    31“You must be sure to do my commandments. I am the LORD.

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    32Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.

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    11Watch yourselves carefully! Love the LORD your God!

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    8You will return and obey the LORD, keeping all his commandments I am giving you today.

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    5if you carefully obey him by keeping all these commandments that I am giving you today.

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  • Deut 28:1
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    25You must not eat it so that it may go well with you and your children after you; you will be doing what is right in the LORD’s sight.