Deuteronomy 4:40

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Summary

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.

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General references

Leviticus 22:31

Deuteronomy 1:18

Ephesians 6:3

Bible References

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'Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

And thou hast heard, O Israel, and observed to do, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest multiply exceedingly, as Jehovah, God of thy fathers, hath spoken to thee, in the land flowing with milk and honey.

thou dost not eat it, in order that it may be well with thee, and with thy sons after thee, when thou dost that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

thou dost certainly send away the mother, and the young ones dost take to thyself, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast prolonged days.

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'

for the bodily exercise is unto little profit, and the piety is to all things profitable, a promise having of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;

General references

and ye have kept my commands, and have done them; I am Jehovah;

and I command you, at that time, all the things which ye do.

which is the first command with a promise, 'That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'