Deuteronomy 6:17

“Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.”

"Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee." - Deuteronomy 6:17
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What does Deuteronomy 6:17 mean?

Deuteronomy 6:17 (KJV) says, "Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee." This verse is a part of the larger context of the Book of Deuteronomy, which is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible…

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Diligent Obedience: The Heart of Our Faith

Deuteronomy 6:17 (KJV) states, "Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee." This verse sits at the heart of God’s covenant with His people, urging them towards a commitment not just to…

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A Prayer for Diligence in Following God's Commandments

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of desire to honor Your commandments, as outlined in Deuteronomy 6:17 - "Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath…

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Deuteronomy 6:17 - "Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee."
Deuteronomy 17:6 - "At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death."
Deuteronomy 5:17 - "Thou shalt not kill."
Deuteronomy 14:17 - "And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,"
Deuteronomy 2:17 - "That the LORD spake unto me, saying,"
Deuteronomy 28:17 - "Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store."
Deuteronomy 6:6 - "And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:"
"Thou shalt not kill." - Deuteronomy 5:17
Deuteronomy 23:17 - "¶ There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel."
Deuteronomy 17:13 - "And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously."
Deuteronomy 17:17 - "Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold."
Deuteronomy 34:5-6
Deuteronomy 4:17 - "The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,"
"And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant," - Deuteronomy 14:17
"At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death." - Deuteronomy 17:6
Deuteronomy 18:17 - "And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken."
Deuteronomy 27:17 - "Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen."
"That the LORD spake unto me, saying," - Deuteronomy 2:17
Deuteronomy 24:17 - "¶ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:"
Deuteronomy 6:4 - "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"
Deuteronomy 29:17 - "And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)"
Deuteronomy 8:17 - "And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth."
Deuteronomy 33:6 - "¶ Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few."
Genesis 17:6
Exodus 17:6
Matthew 6:17
Proverbs 17:6
Deuteronomy 25:17 - "¶ Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;"
Exodus 17:6