Deuteronomy 30:14

14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

Deuteronomy 30:14 in Other Translations

KJV
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
ESV
14 But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.
NLT
14 No, the message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart so that you can obey it.
MSG
14 No. The word is right here and now - as near as the tongue in your mouth, as near as the heart in your chest. Just do it!
CSB
14 But the message is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may follow it.

Deuteronomy 30:14 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 30:14

But the word [is] very nigh unto thee
In the ministration of it by those who clearly, plainly, and faithfully preach it, and in the application of it by the Spirit of God to the heart; and in the gracious experience converted persons have of the power and efficacy of it in them, and of the comfort they receive from it:

in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it;
in the mouth by confession, being not ashamed to own it, and profess it before men; and in the heart, where it is come with power, has a place, and works effectually, and is cordially believed, and comfortably experienced; and when this is the case, its ordinances will be faithfully kept as delivered, and cheerfully submitted to.

Deuteronomy 30:14 In-Context

12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”
13 Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”
14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.
15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.
16 For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 6:6; Romans 10:8*
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