Joshua 23:6

Obedience God's word Courage and strength Strength and help in weakness

⁴ Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward.

⁵ And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.

Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;

⁷ That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

⁸ But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.

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

Compare

BSB: Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.
KJV: Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
WEB: “Therefore be very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that you not turn away from it to the right hand or to the left;
ASV: Therefore be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
DARBY: And be ye very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;
BLB: And be very courageous to keep and to do everything written in the Book of the Law of Moses, lest you turn aside from it to the right hand or to the left,

ÅB: Så vær nå faste i å holde og gjøre alt det som er skrevet i Mose lovbok, så dere ikke viker derfra hverken til høyre eller til venstre,
OTB: Vær meget bestemte på å følge og gjøre alt som er skrevet i Mose lovbok, uten å avvike til høyre eller venstre,
B1930: Så vær nu faste i å holde og gjøre alt det som er skrevet i Mose lovbok, så I ikke viker derfra hverken til høire eller til venstre,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 28:14
And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
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Deuteronomy 5:32
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
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Hebrews 12:4
Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
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Joshua 1:7–9
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
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Ephesians 6:10–19
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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Deuteronomy 12:32
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
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Deuteronomy 17:20
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
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Proverbs 4:26–27
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
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