Deuteronomy 29 · Verse 9

Deuteronomy 29:9

Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
Deuteronomy 29:9, King James Version

Deuteronomy 29:9 in other translations

BSBSo keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
WEBTherefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.
ASVKeep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
YLTand ye have kept the words of this covenant, and done them, so that ye cause all that ye do to prosper.
DARBYYe shall keep then the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
BBESo keep the words of this agreement and do them, so that it may be well for you in everything you do.
WebsterKeep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

What does Deuteronomy 29:9 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 29:1-9

Both former mercies, and fresh mercies, should be thought on by us as motives to obedience. The hearing ear, and seeing eye, and the understanding heart, are the gift of God. All that have them, have them from him. God gives not only food and raiment, but wealth and large possessions, to many to whom he does not give grace. Many enjoy the gifts, who have not hearts to perceive the Giver, nor the true design and use…

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Deuteronomy 29:9 in the original Hebrew

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וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֗םu.she.mar.Temand you will keepH8104
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דִּבְרֵי֙div.Rei[the] words ofH1697
הַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.Ritthe covenantH1285
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.Temand you will doH6213
אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
תַּשְׂכִּ֔ילוּtas.Ki.luyou may cause to prosperH7919
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
תַּעֲשֽׂוּן\׃\ \פta.'a.Sunyou will do !H6213

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 29:9

  • 1 Kings 2:3

    And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

  • Deuteronomy 4:6

    Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

  • Luke 11:28

    But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

  • Joshua 1:7

    Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

  • Deuteronomy 29:1

    These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.

  • Hebrews 13:20-21

    Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  • Jeremiah 50:5

    They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

  • Psalms 25:10

    All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  • Isaiah 56:4-7

    For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

  • Psalms 103:17-18

    But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

  • Isaiah 56:1-2

    Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

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1; 4:6; Jos 1:7; 1Ki 2:3; Ps 25:10; 103:17,18; Isa 56:1,2,4-7
Jer 50:5; Lu 11:28; Heb 13:20,21

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 29:8

    And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deuteronomy 29:9

    Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

  • Deuteronomy 29:10

    Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

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Deuteronomy 29:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Guardaréis, pues, las palabras de este pacto, y las pondréis por obra, para que prosperéis en todo lo que hiciereis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous vous tenez tous aujourd’hui devant l’ Éternel, votre Dieu, vos chefs, vos tribus, vos anciens, et vos magistrats, tout homme d’Israël,
German
Elberfelder 1871
So beobachtet denn die Worte dieses Bundes und tut sie, auf daß ihr Gelingen habet in allem, was ihr tut.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Custodite ergo verba pacti hujus, et implete ea: ut intelligatis universa quæ facitis.