Deuteronomy 6:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

So that living in the fear of the Lord your God, you may keep all his laws and his orders, which I give you: you and your son and your son's son, all the days of your life; and so that your life may be long.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.

Genesis 22:12

And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.

1 Kings 8:40

So that they may give you worship all the days of their life in the land which you gave to our fathers.

Job 28:28

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

Psalm 111:10

The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

Psalm 128:1

A Song of the going up. Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

Psalm 91:16

With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.

Exodus 20:12

Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Exodus 20:20

And Moses said to the people, Have no fear: for God has come to put you to the test, so that fearing him you may be kept from sin.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

Proverbs 9:11

For by me your days will be increased, and the years of your life will be long.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.

Jeremiah 32:39

And I will give them one heart and one way, so that they may go on in the worship of me for ever, for their good and the good of their children after them:

Ezekiel 20:19

I am the Lord your God; be guided by my rules and keep my orders and do them:

Luke 12:5

But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.

Deuteronomy 10:20

Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

Deuteronomy 11:9

And that your days may be long in the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers and to their seed after them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 13:4

But keep on in the ways of the Lord your God, fearing him and keeping his orders and hearing his voice, worshipping him and being true to him.

Deuteronomy 15:5

If only you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to keep all these orders which I give you today.

Deuteronomy 22:7

See that you let the mother bird go, but the young ones you may take; so it will be well for you and your life will be long.

Deuteronomy 30:19

Let heaven and earth be my witnesses against you this day that I have put before you life and death, a blessing and a curse: so take life for yourselves and for your seed:

Deuteronomy 30:20

In loving the Lord your God, hearing his voice and being true to him: for he is your life and by him will your days be long: so that you may go on living in the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 4:10

That day when you were waiting before the Lord your God in Horeb, and the Lord said to me, Make all the people come together, so that hearing my words they may go in fear of me all the days of their life on earth and give this teaching to their children.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Then keep his laws and his orders which I give you today, so that it may be well for you and for your children after you, and that your lives may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for ever.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;

Deuteronomy 5:16

Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Go on walking in the way ordered for you by the Lord your God, so that life may be yours and it may be well for you, and your days may be long in the land of your heritage.

Deuteronomy 6:1

Now these are the orders and the laws and the decisions which the Lord your God gave me for your teaching, so that you might do them in the land of your heritage to which you are going:

Deuteronomy 6:24

And the Lord gave us orders to keep all these laws, in the fear of the Lord our God, so that it might be well for us for ever, and that he might keep us from death, as he has done to this day.

Deuteronomy 6:7

Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up.

Joshua 4:24

So that all the peoples of the earth may see that the hand of the Lord is strong; and that they may go in fear of the Lord your God for ever.

1 Peter 1:17

And if you give the name of Father to him who, judging every man by his acts, has no respect for a man's position, then go in fear while you are on this earth: