Deuteronomy 11:18 · KJV
“Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.”
— Deuteronomy 11:18
And {then} the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and {lest} ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deuteronomy 11 — Context
Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
17And {then} the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and {lest} ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
18Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.
19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Proverbs 3:1
My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
2 Peter 3:1-2
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in {both} which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
Psalms 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Exodus 13:9
And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.
Proverbs 6:20-23
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
2 Peter 1:12
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know {them}, and be established in the present truth.