Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Justice, only justice} you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you.
New American Standard Bible
Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, that
King James Version
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Holman Bible
Pursue justice and justice alone, so that you will live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.
International Standard Version
You are to pursue justice and only justice so you may live and possess the land that the LORD your God is about to give you."
A Conservative Version
Thou shall follow that which is altogether just, that thou may live, and inherit the land which LORD thy God gives thee.
American Standard Version
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Amplified
You shall pursue justice, and only justice [that which is uncompromisingly righteous], so that you may live and take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Bible in Basic English
Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Darby Translation
Perfect justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Justice, justice shalt thou follow, so that thou live and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee.
King James 2000
That which is altogether just shall you follow, that you may live, and inherit the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Modern King James verseion
You shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which Jehovah your God gives you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But in all things follow righteousness, that thou mayest live and enjoy the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
NET Bible
You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the Lord your God is giving you.
New Heart English Bible
You shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live, and inherit the land which the LORD your God gives you.
The Emphasized Bible
What is right, what is right, shalt thou pursue, - that thou mayest live and possess the land, which, Yahweh thy God, is giving unto thee.
Webster
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
World English Bible
You shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live, and inherit the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Righteousness -- righteousness thou dost pursue, so that thou livest, and hast possessed the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 16:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Appointing Judges And Officials
19 You shall not subvert justice; you shall not {show partiality}; and you shall not take a bribe, for the bribe makes blind [the] eyes of [the] wise and misrepresents [the] words of [the] righteous. 20 {Justice, only justice} you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you. 21 You shall not plant for yourselves {an Asherah pole} beside the altar of Yahweh your God that you make for yourselves.
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Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:1
"Now, Israel, listen to the rules and to the regulations that I [am] teaching you to do, in order that you may live and you may go [in] and you may take possession of the land that Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, [is] giving to you.
Deuteronomy 25:13-16
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}.
Ezekiel 18:5
And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
Ezekiel 18:9
[and] in my statutes he goes about and my regulations he keeps, {performing faithfully} --[then] he is righteous, [and] certainly he will live," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O mortal, what [is] good, and what does Yahweh ask from you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Romans 10:5
For Moses writes about the righteousness [that is] from the law: "The person who does [this] will live by it."
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever [things] are true, whatever [things are] honorable, whatever [things are] right, whatever [things are] pure, whatever [things are] pleasing, whatever [things are] commendable, if [there is] any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about these [things].