Deuteronomy 5:33

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 5:29 expresses God's wish that his people would keep all his commandments so it would go well with them — the same promise as in verse 33.

Deuteronomy 10:12 echoes this command to walk in all God's ways, summarizing the heart of the law — fear, love, and service.

Deuteronomy 4:40 gives the same promise: obeying God's commands brings well-being and prolonged days in the land.

Deuteronomy 6:2 repeats the promise of long life for obeying commands, reinforcing the conditional blessing from 5:33.

Deuteronomy 6:18 adds the condition of doing right to possess the land, directly echoing the same covenantal promise.

Deuteronomy 8:1 commands careful obedience to enter the land, mirroring the same reward structure.

Deuteronomy 11:32 calls for obedience to all laws, directly reinforcing the command to walk in God's way.

Deuteronomy 8:6 emphasizes walking in obedience and fear, providing a summary of the lifestyle commanded in 5:33.

Deuteronomy 25:15 applies the principle to honest weights, showing a specific area where obedience leads to long life in the land.

Luke 1:6 Parallel

Luke 1:6 describes Zechariah and Elizabeth as walking blamelessly in all God's commandments, fulfilling the Deuteronomic ideal of obedience.

Jeremiah 7:23 directly echoes this covenant formula — 'walk in all the ways I command you, that it may be well with you' — calling Israel back to obedience.

Psalm 119:6 Parallel

Psalm 119:6 promises no shame when one regards all God's commands, paralleling Deuteronomy's promise of life and well-being for obedience.

2 Kings 10:31 shows Jehu's failure to obey fully, contrasting with the command to walk in all God's ways.

Ezekiel 20:19 repeats the command to walk in God's statutes, reinforcing the same call to obedience in a different generation.

Psalm 105:45 mirrors the purpose of obedience: walking in God's ways leads to keeping statutes and receiving His blessings.

1 Chronicles 28:8 echoes the charge to keep commands to possess the land, applying it to Solomon and future generations.

Joshua 1:8 Parallel

Joshua 1:8 promises prosperity for meditating on the law, extending the same condition to Joshua's leadership.

In Jeremiah 42:6, the people vow to obey God so it may go well with them, echoing the conditional promise of blessing for obedience.

Romans 2:7 Parallel

Romans 2:7 promises eternal life to those who persevere in doing good, echoing Deuteronomy's link between obedience and life.

Ephesians 2:10 uses the same 'walk' metaphor for good works prepared by God, showing a NT continuation of walking in God's ways.

1 Timothy 4:8 says godliness holds promise for both present and future life, paralleling Deuteronomy's promise of well-being and prolonged days.