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LORD our God, as he has commanded us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to follow all this commandment before the LORD our God, just as He commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the LORD our God, just as He commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the LORD our God, just as He commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, just as He commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It will be [considered] righteousness for us [that is, right standing with God] if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the LORD our God—just as He has commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is how we'll have the LORD's approval: If we faithfully obey all these laws in the presence of the LORD our God, as he has commanded us."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If we faithfully obey everything that God has commanded us, he will be pleased with us.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It will be credited as righteousness for us, if we're careful to obey the entire Law in the presence of the LORD our God, as he commanded.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the LORD our God, just as he demands." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all these commandments before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and it is righteousness for us when we observe to do all this command before our God YHWH, as He has commanded us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be justice to us when we shall watch to do all these commands before Jehovah our God as he commanded us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he will be merciful to us, if we keep and do all his precepts before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he will be merciful to us, if we keep and perform all his precepts, in the sight of the Lord our God, just as he has commanded us.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is our justice before the LORD, our God: to observe carefully this whole commandment he has enjoined on us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If we diligently observe this entire commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, we will be in the right.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe and do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And righteousness will be ours whenever we keep and we do all of this commandment before LORD JEHOVAH our God as He commanded us.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as He hath commanded us.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there shall be mercy to us, if we take heed to keep all these commands before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2157" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/6.htm">Teach Your Children</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>And the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes and to fear the LORD our God, that we may always be prosperous and preserved, as we are to this day. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: niš·mōr (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">And if we are careful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to observe</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">one of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ham·miṣ·wāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wā·nū (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">He has commanded us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">then that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">our</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">righteousness.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-5.htm">Romans 10:5</a></span><br />For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Leviticus 18:5</a></span><br />Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-12.htm">Galatians 3:12</a></span><br />The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Ezekiel 20:11</a></span><br />And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-20</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. / So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-21.htm">Romans 3:21-22</a></span><br />But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. / And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-9.htm">Philippians 3:9</a></span><br />and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-6.htm">Luke 1:6</a></span><br />Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-3</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. / They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a></span><br />For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29</a></span><br />You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Deuteronomy 24:13</a></b></br> In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Leviticus 18:5</a></b></br> Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-30.htm">Psalm 106:30,31</a></b></br> Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and <i>so</i> the plague was stayed… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-24.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-12.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-44.htm">Law</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-24.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-24.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-23.htm">Order</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Righteousness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/7-11.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-11.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-11.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-11.htm">Law</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-20.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-1.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Righteousness</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">The end of the law is obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">An exhortation thereto</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-20.htm">What they are to teach their children</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's law. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The commandments refer to the laws given by God through Moses, which include moral, ceremonial, and civil laws. The emphasis on careful observance highlights the need for diligence and intentionality in following God's instructions. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience is a response to God's grace and a means of maintaining fellowship with Him. The call to observe every commandment underscores the comprehensive nature of God's law, which covers all aspects of life.<p><b>before the LORD our God</b><br>This phrase indicates that the observance of the commandments is not merely a legalistic duty but an act of worship and reverence before God. The presence of the LORD signifies His omnipresence and the personal relationship He has with His people. It reminds the Israelites that their actions are seen by God and that they are accountable to Him. This concept is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139</a>, which speaks of God's intimate knowledge of our lives. The phrase also implies that obedience is an act of faith, acknowledging God's sovereignty and authority.<p><b>as He has commanded us</b><br>This part of the verse stresses that the commandments are not human inventions but divine instructions given by God. It reinforces the authority of God's word and the necessity of adhering to His commands as they were delivered. The historical context is the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai, where God established His covenant with Israel. This covenantal framework is central to understanding the relationship between God and His people. The phrase also points to the consistency of God's character and His expectations, as He is the same God who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and provided for them in the wilderness.<p><b>then that will be our righteousness.</b><br>In the Old Testament context, righteousness is often associated with living in accordance with God's law. This phrase suggests that obedience to the commandments is a means of demonstrating righteousness before God. However, it is important to note that this righteousness is not about earning salvation but about living in a way that reflects God's holiness and justice. The New Testament expands on this concept, particularly in the writings of Paul, who explains that true righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ (<a href="/romans/3-21.htm">Romans 3:21-22</a>). This phrase can also be seen as a type pointing to Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the law and whose righteousness is imputed to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and commandments to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the law as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who has given the commandments to His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter and possess.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God originally gave the Ten Commandments to Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_righteousness.htm">Obedience as Righteousness</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes that righteousness is linked to careful obedience to God's commandments. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience is a response to God's grace and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law.htm">The Role of the Law</a></b><br>The law serves as a guide for living in a way that pleases God. It is not merely a set of rules but a means to cultivate a relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness_and_faith.htm">Righteousness and Faith</a></b><br>While the Old Testament emphasizes righteousness through the law, the New Testament reveals that true righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ. This does not negate the law but fulfills it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_obedience.htm">Holistic Obedience</a></b><br>The call to observe "every one of these commandments" suggests a holistic approach to obedience, where every aspect of life is submitted to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The verse underscores the importance of the covenant relationship with God, where obedience is a response to His love and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_the_supreme_name.htm">What does the Bible say about respecting parents?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_righteousness_mean.htm">What does righteousness mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_history_show_'righteous'_leaders_fail.htm">Proverbs 29:2 says people rejoice under righteous rulers; how does that hold up against historical instances where “righteous” leaders failed to foster joy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_18_20-24_align_with_2_sam_11.htm">How does David’s claim of righteousness in Psalm 18:20–24 align with accounts of his moral failures elsewhere in Scripture (e.g., 2 Samuel 11)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">And it shall be our righteousness.</span>--In one Targum, "It shall be <span class= "ital">merit </span>to us," or more fully, in the other, "It shall be merit laid up for us against the world to come." In the LXX., "It shall be alms to us." This conjunction of ideas will help to explain why in <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm" title="Take heed that you do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.">Matthew 6:1</a> "alms" and "righteousness" occur as alternative readings. We have "alms" in the Authorised Version, "righteousness" in the Revised Version. To this day the Jews call alms <span class= "ital">ts'dakah, </span>"righteousness."<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it shall be our righteousness</span>; literally, <span class="accented">And righteousness shall be to us</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. we shall be held righteous by God if we observe to do all that he has enjoined (comp. <a href="/romans/10-5.htm">Romans 10:5</a>; <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Philippians 3:6</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Before the Lord</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. not only in his sight, but according to his judgment, so as to be approved of him (cf. <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Psalm 56:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/116-9.htm">Psalm 116:9</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And if we are careful</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁמֹ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(niš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to observe</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֜וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one of these</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֗את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּצְוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṣ·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">just as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has commanded us,</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּֽנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽהְיֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our</span><br /><span class="heb">לָּ֑נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">righteousness.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וּצְדָקָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">Deuteronomy 6:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/6-25.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 6:25 It shall be righteousness to us if (Deut. 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