Joshua 1:8

WEB

⁸This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

KJV

⁸This book^[+] of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

BSB

⁸This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

FBV

⁸Keep on reminding the people about the law.^[+] Meditate on it day and night, so you can be sure to do what it requires. Then you will be successful and prosper in what you do.

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Extra References

Psalms 119:15

¹⁵I will meditate on your precepts, and consider your ways.

Psalms 19:14

¹⁴Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, LORD, my rock, and my redeemer.

Colossians 3:16

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Proverbs 3:1

¹My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

Deuteronomy 29:9

⁹Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

John 14:21

²¹One who has my commandments and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

Luke 11:28

²⁸But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

Deuteronomy 6:6-9

⁶These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; ⁷and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. ⁸You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. ⁹You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates.

Matthew 7:24

²⁴“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Psalms 119:11

¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.