You shall do that which is right and good in the LORD’s sight, that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to your fathers,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Deuteronomy 6:18 in context
Deuteronomy 6:15–21
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for the LORD your God among you is a jealous God, lest the anger of the LORD your God be kindled against you, and he destroy you from off the face of the earth.
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You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.
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You shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he has commanded you.
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You shall do that which is right and good in the LORD’s sight, that it may be well with you and that you may go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore to your fathers,
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to thrust out all your enemies from before you, as the LORD has spoken.
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When your son asks you in time to come, saying, “What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD our God has commanded you mean?”
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then you shall tell your son, “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt. The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand;
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