Deuteronomy 12:25

Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 12:28 echoes the promise of well-being for obedience, reinforcing the conditional blessing.

Deuteronomy 4:40 similarly ties obedience to well-being for future generations, a covenant promise.

Deuteronomy 5:16 attaches the same well-being promise to the commandment to honor parents.

Deuteronomy 6:18 uses identical phrasing — 'do what is right... that it may go well with you' — reinforcing the same principle of obedience leading to blessing.

In Deuteronomy 13:18, the same condition 'do what is right in the sight of the Lord' appears as part of a covenant blessing for obedience.

Deuteronomy 5:29 expresses God's wish that Israel keep commands so it goes well with them and their descendants — nearly identical to the promise in Deuteronomy 12:25.

Deuteronomy 17:20 promises a long reign for the king and his children if he obeys, applying the same principle of blessing through obedience found in Deuteronomy 12:25.

1 Kings 11:38 promises a sure house to Jeroboam if he does what is right in God's eyes, echoing the conditional well-being of Deuteronomy 12:25.

In Isaiah 48:18, the same conditional promise of peace and righteousness for obeying God's commands echoes the 'that it may go well' in Deuteronomy 12:25.

Isaiah 48:19 extends the blessing to countless descendants, directly paralleling the promise to 'your children after you' in Deuteronomy 12:25.

Ezekiel 33:25 warns that eating blood disqualifies from possessing the land — the opposite outcome of the well-being promised in Deuteronomy 12:25.

Ephesians 6:3 echoes the promise 'that it may go well with you' from Deuteronomy's obedience formula, applied to honoring parents.

Exodus 15:26 Related theme

Exodus 15:26 promises health for obeying God's commands, a related but different blessing for doing what is right, similar to Deuteronomy 12:25's promise.

Psalm 112:2 Parallel

Psalm 112:2 promises blessing on the offspring of the righteous, paralleling the generational blessing here.

Isaiah 3:10 Parallel

Isaiah 3:10 assures well-being for the righteous, echoing the conditional promise of blessing.