Joshua 1:8
Amplified Bible
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be [a]successful.
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- Joshua 1:8 God’s formula leading to Joshua’s success is clearly outlined in vv 5-9.
Joshua 1:8
Authorized (King James) Version
8 This 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.
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Joshua 1:8
1599 Geneva Bible
8 Let not this book of the Law depart out of thy mouth, but meditate therein day and [a]night, that thou mayest observe and do according to all that is written therein: for then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then shalt thou [b]have good success.
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- Joshua 1:8 Showing that it was not possible to govern well, without continual study of God’s word.
- Joshua 1:8 Or, govern wisely.
Joshua 1:8
Young's Literal Translation
8 the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.
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