Deuteronomy 6:13 “Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His nam…”

Deuteronomy 6:13

Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

World English Bible

You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.

American Standard Version

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God, and serue him, and shalt sweare by his Name.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

Young's Literal Translation

Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;

Bible in Basic English

Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

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Cross references

“fear”

Luke 4:8 Deuteronomy 10:20 Deuteronomy 13:4 Matthew 4:10 Deuteronomy 10:12 Deuteronomy 6:2

Luke 4:8 · BSB

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ”

Deuteronomy 10:20 · BSB

You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

Deuteronomy 13:4 · BSB

You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.

Matthew 4:10 · BSB

“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ”

Deuteronomy 10:12 · BSB

And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deuteronomy 6:2 · BSB

so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged.

“shalt swear”

Leviticus 19:12 Psalm 63:11 Isaiah 45:23 Isaiah 65:16 Jeremiah 12:16 Joshua 2:12

Leviticus 19:12 · BSB

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Psalm 63:11 · BSB

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

Isaiah 45:23 · BSB

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

Isaiah 65:16 · BSB

Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.

Jeremiah 12:16 · BSB

And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.

Joshua 2:12 · BSB

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

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

In context

12be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

14Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you.

Read Deuteronomy 6