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Deuteronomy 6:5–7

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And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
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From verse 5

  1. Mark 12:30Rank 1 from verse 5
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    30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

  2. Matthew 22:37Rank 2 from verse 5
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    37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

  3. Luke 10:27Rank 3 from verse 5
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    27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

  4. Deuteronomy 10:12Rank 4 from verse 5
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    12¶ And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

  5. Deuteronomy 30:6Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

  6. Deuteronomy 4:29Rank 6 from verse 5
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    29But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

  7. 1 John 5:3Rank 7 from verse 5
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    3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

  8. Mark 12:33Rank 8 from verse 5
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    33And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

  9. Deuteronomy 11:13Rank 9 from verse 5
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    13¶ And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

  10. John 14:20–21Rank 10 from verse 5
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    20At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

    21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

  11. 2 Kings 23:25Rank 11 from verse 5
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    25And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the Lord with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.

  12. Matthew 10:37Rank 12 from verse 5
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    37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  13. 2 Corinthians 5:14–15Rank 13 from verse 5
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    14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

    15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

From verse 6

  1. Colossians 3:16Rank 1 from verse 6
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    16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

  2. Proverbs 7:3Rank 2 from verse 6
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    3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

  3. Jeremiah 31:33Rank 3 from verse 6
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    33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  4. Deuteronomy 11:18Rank 4 from verse 6
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    18¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

  5. 2 Corinthians 3:3Rank 5 from verse 6
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    3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

  6. Psalms 37:31Rank 6 from verse 6
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    31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

  7. Deuteronomy 32:46Rank 7 from verse 6
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    46And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

  8. Psalms 119:11Rank 8 from verse 6
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    11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  9. Isaiah 51:7Rank 9 from verse 6
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    7¶ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

  10. Luke 8:15Rank 10 from verse 6
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    15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  11. Proverbs 3:5Rank 11 from verse 6
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    5¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

  12. Luke 2:51Rank 12 from verse 6
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    51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

  13. Proverbs 3:1–3Rank 13 from verse 6
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    1MY son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

    2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

    3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

  14. Psalms 40:8Rank 14 from verse 6
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    8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

  15. Proverbs 2:10–11Rank 15 from verse 6
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    10¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

    11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

  16. Psalms 119:98Rank 16 from verse 6
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    98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

  17. 2 John 1:2Rank 17 from verse 6
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    2For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

From verse 7

  1. Deuteronomy 11:19Rank 1 from verse 7
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    19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

  2. Ephesians 6:4Rank 2 from verse 7
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    4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

  3. Psalms 78:4–6Rank 3 from verse 7
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    4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

    5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

    6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

  4. 1 Peter 3:15Rank 4 from verse 7
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    15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

  5. Deuteronomy 4:9–10Rank 5 from verse 7
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    9Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

    10Specially the day that thou stoodest before the Lord thy God in Horeb, when the Lord said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.

  6. Deuteronomy 6:2Rank 6 from verse 7
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    2That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

  7. Ephesians 4:29Rank 7 from verse 7
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    29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

  8. Genesis 18:19Rank 8 from verse 7
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    19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

  9. Proverbs 6:22Rank 9 from verse 7
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    22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  10. Exodus 12:26–27Rank 10 from verse 7
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    26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

    27That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

  11. Luke 6:45Rank 11 from verse 7
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    45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

  12. Psalms 40:9–10Rank 12 from verse 7
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    9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

    10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

  13. Exodus 13:14–15Rank 13 from verse 7
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    14¶ And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

    15And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

  14. Matthew 12:35Rank 14 from verse 7
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    35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

  15. Colossians 4:6Rank 15 from verse 7
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    6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

  16. Proverbs 10:21Rank 16 from verse 7
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    21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

  17. Proverbs 15:2Rank 17 from verse 7
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    2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  18. Proverbs 15:7Rank 18 from verse 7
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    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

  19. Psalms 119:46Rank 19 from verse 7
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    46I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

  20. Psalms 129:8Rank 20 from verse 7
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    8Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

  21. Malachi 3:16Rank 21 from verse 7
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    16¶ Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

  22. Psalms 37:30Rank 22 from verse 7
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    30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

  23. Ruth 4:11Rank 23 from verse 7
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    11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

  24. Ruth 2:4Rank 24 from verse 7
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    4¶ And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

  25. Ruth 2:12Rank 25 from verse 7
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    12The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

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DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 6:5

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 6:6

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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command

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Sense 1: To order or direct with authority. Sense 2: An authoritative order, charge, or commandment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 6:7

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

teach

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To instruct, inform, train, show, counsel, or communicate knowledge or doctrine.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

risest

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Second-person singular present form of rise, meaning to get up, stand, ascend, increase, begin, appear, come forth, awaken, proceed to act or oppose, attain authority, or return from the dead.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:4Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:

6:5And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

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6:6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

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6:7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

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6:8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

6:9And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

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