Deuteronomy 6:14 (GNV)

Passage

Ye shall not walke after other gods, after any of the gods of the people which are round about you,

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:12 Beware least thou forget the Lord, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 6:13 Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God, and serue him, and shalt sweare by his Name.

Deuteronomy 6:14 Ye shall not walke after other gods, after any of the gods of the people which are round about you,

Deuteronomy 6:15 (For the Lord thy God is a ielous God among you:) least the wrath of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 6:16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye did tempt him in Massah:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "walke", "after", "other", "gods", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "walke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God..." into verse 15's "For the Lord thy God is a...", so "shall" and "walke" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "walke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.