Deuteronomy 4:40
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.”Deuteronomy 4:40
What Does Deuteronomy 4:40 Mean?
Deuteronomy 4:40 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 4, verse 40 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Law, Obedience, and Family.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 4:40 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 5:33“Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.”Deuteronomy 6:3“Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.”Ruth 3:1“Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?”Deuteronomy 33:25“Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”Ephesians 6:3“That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.”Deuteronomy 6:2“That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.”Deuteronomy 30:20“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”Psalms 105:45“That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.”Exodus 20:12“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”Leviticus 22:31“Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.”Deuteronomy 5:16“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”Deuteronomy 5:29“O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”Deuteronomy 6:18“And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,”Deuteronomy 12:25“Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.”Deuteronomy 12:28“Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.”Isaiah 65:20“There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.”Deuteronomy 11:1“Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.”Deuteronomy 22:7“But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.”Jeremiah 7:7“Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.”Deuteronomy 11:9“And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
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