Deuteronomy 17:11 “according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim.…”

Deuteronomy 17:11

according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

World English Bible

According to the decisions of the law which they shall teach you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, you shall do. You shall not turn away from the sentence which they announce to you, to the right hand, nor to the left.

American Standard Version

according to the tenor of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do; thou shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall show thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.

Geneva Bible 1599

According to the Lawe, which they shall teach thee, and according to the iudgement which they shall tell thee, shalt thou doe: thou shalt not decline from the thing which they shall shew thee, neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

Darby Translation

according to the sentence of the law which they shall declare unto thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the word which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, or the left.

Young's Literal Translation

'According to the tenor of the law which they direct thee, and according to the judgment which they say to thee thou dost do; thou dost not turn aside from the word which they declare to thee, right or left.

Bible in Basic English

Acting in agreement with their teaching and the decision they give: not turning to one side or the other from the word they have given you.

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Cross references

“According to”

Joshua 1:7 Romans 13:1–6 Titus 3:1 1 Peter 2:13–15 2 Peter 2:10 Jude 1:8

Joshua 1:7 · BSB

Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe 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 prosper wherever you go.

Romans 13:1–6 · BSB

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

Titus 3:1 · BSB

Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

1 Peter 2:13–15 · BSB

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

2 Peter 2:10 · BSB

Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.

Jude 1:8 · BSB

Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.

“to the right”

Deuteronomy 17:20 Deuteronomy 5:32 Deuteronomy 28:14 Joshua 23:6 2 Samuel 14:19 Proverbs 4:27

Deuteronomy 17:20 · BSB

Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left, in order that he and his sons may reign many years over his kingdom in Israel.

Deuteronomy 5:32 · BSB

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

Deuteronomy 28:14 · BSB

Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.

Joshua 23:6 · BSB

Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

2 Samuel 14:19 · BSB

So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your serv…

Proverbs 4:27 · BSB

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

Also

Deuteronomy 25:1

Deuteronomy 25:1 · BSB

If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,

12But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

Read Deuteronomy 17