Deuteronomy 10:20 - Revised Standard Version CI

²⁰ You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve him and cleave to him, and by his name you shall swear.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ You shall [reverently] fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and by His name and presence you shall swear.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him shalt thou serve; and to him shalt thou cleave, and by his name shalt thou swear.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Revere the LORD your God, serve him, cling to him, swear by his name alone!

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ You shall fear the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 10:20 Cross References

2 Kings 18:6

For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses.

Psalm 63:11

But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall glory; for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

Exodus 20:7

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

Isaiah 45:23

By myself I have sworn, from my mouth has gone forth in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.’

Jeremiah 4:2

and if you swear, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in uprightness, then nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, “Begone, Satan! for it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.’ ”

Luke 4:8

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’ ”

Acts 11:23

When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose;

Romans 12:9

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;

Deuteronomy 11:22

For if you will be careful to do all this commandment which I command you to do, loving the Lord your God, walking in all his ways, and cleaving to him,

Deuteronomy 13:4

You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him, and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and cleave to him.

Deuteronomy 30:20

loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice, and cleaving to him; for that means life to you and length of days, that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

Deuteronomy 4:4

but you who held fast to the Lord your God are all alive this day.

Deuteronomy 5:11

“ ‘You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Deuteronomy 5:29

Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their children for ever!

Deuteronomy 6:13

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

Joshua 23:7

that you may not be mixed with these nations left here among you, or make mention of the names of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow down yourselves to them,

Joshua 23:8

but cleave to the Lord your God as you have done to this day.

1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your heart to the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”