Deuteronomy 4:40

New International Reader's Version

I’m giving you his rules and commands today. Obey them. Then things will go well with you and your children after you. You will live a long time in the land. The Lord your God is giving you the land for all time to come.

Cross References

Psalm 105:45

He did it so they might obey his rules and follow his laws. Praise the Lord.

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Exodus 23:26

In your land no woman will give birth to a dead baby. Every woman will be able to have children. I will give you a long life.

Ecclesiastes 8:12

An evil person may be guilty of a hundred crimes. Yet they may still live a long time. But I know that things will go better with those who have great respect for God.

Isaiah 65:20

“Babies in Jerusalem will no longer live only a few days. Old people will not fail to live for a very long time. Those who live to the age of 100 will be thought of as mere children when they die. Those who die before they are 100 will be considered as having been under God’s curse.

Jeremiah 11:4

I gave those terms to your people of long ago. That was when I brought them out of Egypt. I saved them out of that furnace that melts down iron and makes it pure.’ I said, ‘Obey me. Do everything I command you to do. Then you will be my people. And I will be your God.

Jeremiah 35:18

Then Jeremiah spoke to the members of the family line of Rekab. Jeremiah said, “The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says, ‘You have obeyed the command Jehonadab gave your people of long ago. You have followed all his directions. You have done everything he ordered.’

Jeremiah 7:23

I also gave them another command. I said, ‘Obey me. Then I will be your God. And you will be my people. Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with you.’

Jeremiah 7:7

If you obey me, I will let you live in this place. It is the land I gave your people of long ago. It was promised to them for ever and ever.

Leviticus 22:31

“Obey my commands. Follow them. I am the Lord.

Numbers 10:29

Moses spoke to Hobab, the son of Reuel. Reuel was Moses’ father-in-law. Reuel was from Midian. Moses said to Hobab, “We’re starting out for the place the Lord promised to us. He said to us, ‘I will give it to you.’ So come with us. We’ll treat you well. The Lord has promised to give good things to Israel.”

John 14:15

“If you love me, obey my commands.

Ephesians 6:3

“Then things will go well with you. You will live a long time on the earth.” (Deuteronomy 5:16)

Deuteronomy 11:9

You will live there for a long time. It’s the land the Lord promised to give to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their children after them. He gave his word when he made that promise. The land has plenty of milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 12:25

Don’t eat it. Then things will go well with you and your children after you. You will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 12:28

Make sure you obey all the rules I’m giving you. Then things will always go well with you and your children after you. That’s because you will be doing what is good and right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 22:7

You can take the little ones. But make sure you let the mother go. Then things will go well with you. You will live for a long time.

Deuteronomy 25:15

You must use weights and measures that are honest and exact. Then you will live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 32:47

They aren’t just useless words for you. They are your very life. If you obey them, you will live in the land for a long time. It’s the land you are going across the Jordan River to take as your own.”

Deuteronomy 33:25

The bars of his gates will be made out of iron and bronze. His strength will last as long as he lives.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now, Israel, listen to the rules and laws I’m going to teach you. Obey them and you will live. You will go in and take over the land. The Lord was the God of your people of long ago. He’s giving you the land.

Deuteronomy 4:2

Don’t add to what I’m commanding you. Don’t subtract from it either. Instead, obey the commands of the Lord your God that I’m giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:5

I have taught you rules and laws, just as the Lord my God commanded me. Obey them in the land you are entering to take as your very own.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Be careful to keep them. That will show the nations how wise and understanding you are. They will hear about all these rules. They’ll say, “That great nation certainly has wise and understanding people.”

Deuteronomy 5:10

But for all time to come I show love to all those who love me and keep my commandments.

Deuteronomy 5:16

“Honor your father and mother, just as the Lord your God has commanded you. Then you will live a long time in the land he is giving you. And things will go well with you there.

Deuteronomy 5:29

But I wish they would always have respect for me in their hearts. I wish they would always obey all my commands. Then things would go well with them and their children forever.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Live exactly as the Lord your God has commanded you to live. Then you will enjoy life in the land you will soon own. Things will go well with you there. You will live there for a long time.

Deuteronomy 6:18

Do what is right and good in the Lord’s eyes. Then things will go well with you. You will go in and take over the land. It’s the good land the Lord promised to your people of long ago.

Deuteronomy 6:3

Israel, listen to me. Make sure you obey me. Then things will go well with you. The number of your people will increase greatly in a land that has plenty of milk and honey. That’s what the Lord, the God of your parents, promised you.

1 Timothy 4:8

Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come.