Deuteronomy 6:13

Fear Serving others Praise and worship Words and speech

¹¹ And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

¹² Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

¹⁴ Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

¹⁵ (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
KJV: Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
WEB: You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.
ASV: Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
DARBY: Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
BLB: YHWH your God you shall fear, and Him you shall serve, and by His name you shall swear.

ÅB: Herren din Gud skal du frykte, og ham skal du tjene, og ved hans navn skal du sverge.
OTB: Tilbe Herren din Gud, og tjen Ham alene, og sverg ved Hans navn.
B1930: Herren din Gud skal du frykte, og ham skal du tjene, og ved hans navn skal du sverge.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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Deuteronomy 10:20
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
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Deuteronomy 13:4
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
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Matthew 4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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Leviticus 19:12
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
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Psalms 63:11
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
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Deuteronomy 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
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Jeremiah 12:16
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
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