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The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 8, Verse 6

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Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
King James Version
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
New English Translation
So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him.
World English Bible
You shall keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
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For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
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A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
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A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
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When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
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Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
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Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];
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And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
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Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
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Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
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Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;