Joshua 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 1:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.”
Joshua 1:8 — World English Bible
Joshua 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon 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.”
Joshua 1:8 — American Standard Version
Joshua 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Joshua 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“This book of the law shall not depart from thy mouth; and thou shalt meditate upon it day and night, that thou mayest take heed to do according to all that is written therein; for then shalt thou have good success in thy ways, and then shalt thou prosper.”
Joshua 1:8 — Darby Translation
Joshua 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth, but meditate therin day and night, that thou mayest obserue and doe according to all that is written therein: for then shalt thou make thy way prosperous, and then shalt thou haue good successe.”
Joshua 1:8 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 1:8 in Context — Joshua 1
6 Fortifie-toi et prends courage, car c’est toi qui mettras ce peuple en possession du pays que j’ai juré à leurs pères de leur donner.
7 Fortifie-toi seulement et aie bon courage, en agissant fidèlement selon toute la loi que Moïse, mon serviteur, t’a prescrite; ne t’en détourne ni à droite ni à gauche, afin de réussir dans tout ce que tu entreprendras.
8 Que ce livre de la loi ne s’éloigne point de ta bouche; médite-le jour et nuit, pour agir fidèlement selon tout ce qui y est écrit; car c’est alors que tu auras du succès dans tes entreprises, c’est alors que tu réussiras.
9 Ne t’ai-je pas donné cet ordre: Fortifie-toi et prends courage? Ne t’effraie point et ne t’épouvante point, car l’Éternel, ton Dieu, est avec toi dans tout ce que tu entreprendras.
10 Josué donna cet ordre aux officiers du peuple:
What Does Joshua 1:8 Mean?
Joshua 1:8 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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