Deuteronomy 16:20 - Compare All Versions
Deuteronomy 16:20 MSG (The Message)
The right! The right! Pursue only what’s right! It’s the only way you can really live and possess the land that GOD, your God, is giving you. * * *
Deuteronomy 16:20 KJV (King James Version)
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 16:20 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, that you may live and possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 16:20 NCV (New Century Version)
Always do what is right so that you will live and always have the land the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 16:20 ASV (American Standard Version)
That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 16:20 NIV (New International Version)
Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 16:20 NKJV (New King James Version)
You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 16:20 AMP (Amplified Bible)
You shall pursue justice, and only justice [that which is uncompromisingly righteous], so that you may live and take possession of the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 16:20 NLT (New Living Translation)
Let true justice prevail, so you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 16:20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you.