Joshua 1:8
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This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
In other translations
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
Hebrew words
לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָמוּשׁyamushit will departH4185סֵפֶרsefer[the] book ofH5612הַתּוֹרָהhatorahthe lawH8451הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088מִפִּיךָmipikhafrom mouth yourH6310וְהָגִיתָvehagitaand you will meditateH1897בּוֹboon <the> itיוֹמָםyomamby dayH3119וָלַיְלָהvalaylahand nightH3915לְמַעַןlema'anso thatH4616תִּשְׁמֹרtishmoryou may take careH8104לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213כְּכָל־kekhol-according to everyH3605הַכָּתוּבhakatuv<the> [thing] writtenH3789בּוֹboin <the> itכִּי־ki-forH3588אָז'azthenH227תַּצְלִיחַtatzliachyou will make successfulH6743אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דְּרָכֶךָderakhekhaways yourH1870וְאָזve'azand thenH227תַּשְׂכִּיל׃taskilyou will be successfulH7919
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 119:15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
- Psalm 19:14Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- Deuteronomy 29:9Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
- Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- John 14:21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Luke 11:28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Deuteronomy 6:6-96 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.6 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
- Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Psalm 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
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