Joshua 1:8 - The Scriptures 2009

⁸ “Do not let this Book of the Torah depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you guard to do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and act wisely.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Common English Bible

⁸ Never stop speaking about this Instruction scroll. Recite it day and night so you can carefully obey everything written in it. Then you will accomplish your objectives and you will succeed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The book of this law shall not depart from your mouth. Instead, you shall meditate upon it, day and night, so that you may observe and do all the things that are written in it. Then you shall direct your way and understand it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ Let not the book of this law depart from thy mouth: but thou shalt meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst observe and do all things that are written in it. Then shalt thou direct thy way, and understand it.

Joshua 1:8 Cross References

Genesis 24:63

And Yitsḥaq went out to meditate in the field in the evening. And he lifted his eyes and looked and saw the camels coming.

2 Chronicles 26:5

And he sought Elohim in the days of Zeḵaryahu, who had understanding in the visions of Elohim. And while he sought יהוה, Elohim made him prosper.

Psalm 119:11

I have treasured up Your word in my heart, That I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119:15

I meditate on Your orders, And regard Your ways.

Psalm 119:97

Mem O how I love Your Torah! It is my study all day long.

Psalm 119:99

I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your witnesses are my study.

Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be pleasing before You, O יהוה, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 40:10

I did not conceal Your righteousness within my heart; I have declared Your trustworthiness and Your deliverance; I did not hide Your loving-commitment and Your truth From the great assembly.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my Torah, And let your heart watch over my commands;

Isaiah 59:21

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” said יהוה: “My Spirit that is upon you, and My Words that I have put in your mouth, shall not be withdrawn from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” said יהוה, “from this time and forever.”

Matthew 12:35

“The good man brings forth what is good from the good treasures of his heart, and the wicked man brings forth what is wicked from the wicked treasure.

Matthew 28:20

teaching them to guard all that I have commanded you. And see, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” Amĕn.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the desire of My Father in the heavens.

Matthew 7:24

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock,

Luke 11:28

But He said, “Blessed rather are those hearing the Word of Elohim and watching over it!”

John 13:17

If you know these teachings, blessed are you if you do them.

John 14:21

“He who possesses My commands and guards them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and manifest Myself to him.”

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for the use of building up, so as to impart what is pleasant to the hearers.

Deuteronomy 29:8

and took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Re’uḇĕnites, and to the Gaḏites, and to half the tribe of Menashsheh.

Deuteronomy 29:9

“Therefore you shall guard the words of this covenant, and do them, so that you prosper in all that you do.

Deuteronomy 30:14

“For the Word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart – to do it.

Deuteronomy 31:11

when all Yisra’ĕl comes to appear before יהוה your Elohim in the place which He chooses, read this Torah before all Yisra’ĕl in their hearing.

Deuteronomy 31:24

And it came to be, when Mosheh had completed writing the Words of this Torah in a book, until their completion,

Deuteronomy 5:1

And Mosheh called all Yisra’ĕl, and said to them, “Hear, O Yisra’ĕl, the laws and right-rulings which I speak in your hearing today. And you shall learn them, and guard to do them.

Deuteronomy 5:29

Oh, that they had such a heart in them, to fear Me and to guard all My commands always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

Deuteronomy 5:32

“And you shall guard to do as יהוה your Elohim has commanded you – do not turn aside, to the right or to the left.

Colossians 3:16

Let the Word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing with pleasure in your hearts to the Master in psalms and songs of praise and spiritual songs.

Joshua 1:7

“Only be strong and very courageous, to guard to do according to all the Torah which Mosheh My servant commanded you. Do not turn from it right or left, so that you act wisely wherever you go.

Joshua 8:34

And afterward he read all the words of the Torah, the blessings and the cursings, according to all that is written in the Book of the Torah.

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed are those doing His commands, so that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of life, and to enter through the gates into the city.