Deuteronomy Chapter 6 verse 13 Holy Bible
Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
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Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.
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Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
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Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
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Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
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You shall fear Yahweh your God; and him shall you serve, and shall swear by his name.
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Jehovah thy God thou dost fear, and Him thou dost serve, and by His name thou dost swear;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 13-18. - Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God. The fear of the Lord - that reverent awe which is akin to love - is the beginning of wisdom and the foundation of piety; where it is in the heart it will lead to serving of the Lord in holy obedience; and they in whom it dwells will swear by his Name, recognizing his presence and omniscience, and not daring to asseverate anything but what they know to be true. Thus, really believing in God and reverently worshipping him, the Israelites would be careful not to go after other gods, or to give to any object that homage which is due unto Jehovah alone, knowing that this he will not endure or suffer with impunity; for he is a jealous God, and them that thus dishonor him he will destroy (Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 4:24, etc.). Thus also they should be kept from murmuring against God, and thereby tempting him - putting him, as it were, to the proof, and calling in question his presence and his power, as they had done at Massah (Exodus 17:1-7). Without this genuine religious principle there will be no sincere worship, no true reverence, no real obedience, rendered unto God. But where this dwells in the heart it will influence the whole life, so that the commandments of God shall be diligently kept, and that which is good and right in his sight shall be done.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him.--Literally, Jehovah thy God thou shalt fear, and him shalt thou serve: i.e., Him only, as translated by the LXX., and cited by our Lord in His temptation. It is remarkable that all His answers to the tempter were taken not only from Deuteronomy, but from one and the same portion of Deuteronomy--Deuteronomy 5-10 inclusive--the portion which applies the principles of the Decalogue to Israel's life.And shalt swear by his name.--Comp. Exodus 23:13. "Make no mention of the name of other gods." The principle was not unknown to the patriarchs. Laban appealed to the "God of Nahor," but "Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac" (Genesis 31:53). (Comp. Jeremiah 5:7 : "Thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by . . . no-gods.")