Deuteronomy 16:20

20 Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 16:20 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 16:20

That which is altogether just shalt thou follow
Or "justice", "justice" ^F1, strict justice, and nothing else:

that thou mayest live and inherit the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee;
that is, continue in the possession of it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (qdu qdu)

Deuteronomy 16:20 In-Context

18 You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

20 Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

21 Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,

22 and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.