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Deuteronomy 8:6

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Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
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  1. Deuteronomy 5:33Rank 1 from verse 6
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    33Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

  2. 1 Samuel 12:24Rank 2 from verse 6
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    24Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

  3. 2 Chronicles 6:31Rank 3 from verse 6
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    31That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

  4. Exodus 18:20Rank 4 from verse 6
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    20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

  5. Psalms 128:1Rank 5 from verse 6
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    1BLESSED is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.

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Deuteronomy 8:6

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

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

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

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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

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

6Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

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7For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

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