| King James Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. | 1"Carefully follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase, and may enter and take possession of the land the LORD swore to your fathers. |
| 2And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. | 2Remember that the LORD your God led you on the entire journey these forty years in the wilderness, so that he might humble you and test you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. |
| 3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. | 3He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then he gave you manna to eat, which you and your fathers had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. |
| 4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. | 4Your clothing did not wear out, and your feet did not swell these forty years. |
| 5Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. | 5Keep in mind that the LORD your God has been disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. |
| 6Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. | 6So keep the commands of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and fearing him. |
| 7For 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; | 7For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams, springs, and deep water sources, flowing in both valleys and hills; |
| 8A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; | 8a land of wheat, barley, vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; |
| 9A 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. | 9a land where you will eat food without shortage, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and from whose hills you will mine copper. |
| 10When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. | 10When you eat and are full, you will bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. |
| 11Beware 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: | 11"Be careful that you don't forget the LORD your God by failing to keep his commands, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today. |
| 12Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; | 12When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in, |
| 13And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; | 13and your herds and flocks grow large, and your silver and gold multiply, and everything else you have increases, |
| 14Then 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; | 14be careful that your heart doesn't become proud and you forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. |
| 15Who 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; | 15He led you through the great and terrible wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty land where there was no water. He brought water out of the flint rock for you. |
| 16Who 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; | 16He fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers had not known, in order to humble and test you, so that in the end he might cause you to prosper. |
| 17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. | 17You may say to yourself, 'My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,' |
| 18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. | 18but remember that the LORD your God gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm his covenant he swore to your fathers, as it is today. |
| 19And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. | 19If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods to serve them and bow in worship to them, I testify against you today that you will perish. |
| 20As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God. | 20Like the nations the LORD is about to destroy before you, you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God. |
| King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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