Deuteronomy 5:32

Ye shall observe to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:2 adds the prohibition against adding or diminishing, reinforcing the command to not turn aside.

Deuteronomy 6:3 repeats the call to observe God's commands, linking obedience to well-being and increase in the promised land.

Deuteronomy 6:25 states that observing all these commandments is our righteousness, echoing the same command here.

Deuteronomy 8:1 commands observance of all commandments for life and possession of the land, a direct parallel.

Deuteronomy 11:32 repeats the command to observe all statutes and judgments set before Israel.

Deuteronomy 12:32 reinforces this command by forbidding adding or subtracting from God's words, emphasizing strict adherence.

Deuteronomy 17:20 applies the same 'turn not aside' phrase to Israel's king, ensuring royal obedience.

Deuteronomy 28:14 repeats the warning against turning aside, specifically linking it to avoiding other gods.

Deuteronomy 4:1 commands the same: hearken to statutes and judgments to live and possess the land.

Deuteronomy 17:11 repeats the 'not turn aside to right or left' command, now applied to following judicial decisions.

Joshua 1:7 Citation

Joshua 1:7 directly quotes this command, charging Joshua to follow the law without deviation for success.

Ezekiel 37:24 Prophetic fulfillment

Ezekiel 37:24 prophesies that under the Davidic king, they will walk in judgments and observe statutes, fulfilling this command.

Proverbs 4:27 quotes the same instruction to avoid turning right or left, applying it to moral living.

2 Kings 21:8 references this condition—obedience to all commanded—as the key to Israel remaining in the land.

Joshua 23:6 Allusion

Joshua 23:6 echoes this command in Joshua's farewell, urging Israel to keep the law without turning aside.

2 Kings 22:2 describes Josiah as not turning aside from the way, directly applying the Deuteronomic standard.

2 Chronicles 34:2 parallels 2 Kings 22:2, with Josiah declining neither right nor left, fulfilling the command.

Isaiah 30:21 uses the same 'right hand or left' imagery, promising divine guidance to stay on the correct path.

Joshua 1:8 Allusion

Joshua 1:8 echoes the call to observe all the law, with success tied to not deviating from it.

Matthew 28:20 extends the same call to obey all commands — now Jesus' commands — to his disciples, echoing Moses' charge to Israel.

2 Peter 2:21 warns against turning from the holy commandment after knowing it, like turning aside in the OT.