"And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the w…" — Deuteronomy 11:19

Deuteronomy 11:19 · KJV

“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 11:19

Verse 18

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.

Verse 20

And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

Deuteronomy 11 — Context

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.

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.

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.

And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:7

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. {teach: Heb. whet, or, sharpen}

Psalms 34:11

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 4:9-10

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I {do} this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

Proverbs 4:1-27

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Psalms 78:5-6

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: