Deuteronomy 6:12

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“be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”

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BSBPD

“be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 6:12 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 13:3So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
  2. Exodus 13:14In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  3. Numbers 15:39These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.
  4. Deuteronomy 4:23Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an idol for yourselves in the form of anything He has forbidden you.
  5. Deuteronomy 8:10When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.
  6. Deuteronomy 32:18You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
  7. Judges 2:12Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
  8. 2 Kings 17:36Instead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him.
  9. 2 Kings 17:38Do not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
  10. Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
  11. Psalms 44:17All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
  12. Psalms 78:7that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
  13. Psalms 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
  14. Proverbs 30:9Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
  15. Isaiah 17:10For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
  16. Jeremiah 34:13“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I made a covenant with your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, saying:
  17. Hosea 2:13I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.
  18. Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

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