Deuteronomy 6:17 (GNV)

Passage

But ye shall keepe diligently the commandements of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his ordinances which he hath commanded thee,

Nearby Context

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:

Deuteronomy 6:17 But ye shall keepe diligently the commandements of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his ordinances which he hath commanded thee,

Deuteronomy 6:18 And thou shalt doe that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that thou mayest prosper, and that thou mayest go in, and possesse that good land which the Lord sware vnto thy fathers,

Deuteronomy 6:19 To cast out all thine enemies before thee, as the Lord hath sayd.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "keepe", "diligently", "commandements", "lord", "testimonies", "ordinances", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "keepe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Ye shall not tempt the Lord your..." into verse 18's "And thou shalt doe that which is...", so "shall" and "keepe" 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 "keepe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.