Deuteronomy 6:18

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 19:11

Your servant is warned by them. When people obey them, they are greatly rewarded.

Exodus 15:26

He said, “I am the Lord your God. Listen carefully to me. Do what is right in my eyes. Pay attention to my commands. Obey all my rules. If you do, I will not send on you any of the sicknesses I sent on the Egyptians. I am the Lord who heals you.”

Isaiah 3:10

Tell those who do what is right that things will go well with them. They will enjoy the results of the good things they’ve done.

Isaiah 38:3

“Lord, please remember how faithful I’ve been to you. I’ve lived the way you wanted me to. I’ve served you with all my heart. I’ve done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Ezekiel 18:19

“But you still ask, ‘Is the son guilty along with his father?’ No! The son did what was fair and right. He was careful to obey all my rules. So you can be sure he will live.

Ezekiel 18:21

“But suppose a sinful person turns away from all the sins they have committed. And they obey all my rules. They do what is fair and right. Then you can be sure they will live. They will not die.

Ezekiel 18:27

But suppose a sinful person turns away from the evil things they have done. And they do what is fair and right. Then they will save their life.

Ezekiel 18:5

“Suppose there is a godly man who does what is fair and right.

Ezekiel 33:14

Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure you will die.’ And then they turn away from their sin. They do what is fair and right.

Ezekiel 33:16

None of the sins they have committed will be held against them. They have done what is fair and right. So you can be sure they will live.

Ezekiel 33:19

But suppose a sinful person turns away from the evil things they have done. And they do what is fair and right. Then they will live by doing that.

Hosea 14:9

If someone is wise, they will realize that what I’ve said is true. If they have understanding, they will know what it means. The ways of the Lord are right. People who are right with God live the way he wants them to. But those who refuse to obey him trip and fall.

John 8:29

The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him.”

Romans 12:2

Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect.

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 13:18

The Lord your God will do those things if you obey him. I’m giving you his commands today. And you must obey all of them. You must do what is right in his eyes.

Deuteronomy 4:40

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.

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 6:10

The Lord your God will bring you into the land of Canaan. He gave his word. He promised he would give the land to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The land has large, wealthy cities you didn’t build.

Deuteronomy 6:19

You will drive out all your enemies to make room for you. That’s what the Lord said would happen.

Deuteronomy 8:11

Make sure you don’t forget the Lord your God. Don’t fail to obey his commands, laws and rules. I’m giving them to you today.