Deuteronomy 6:18 (GNV)

Passage

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,

Nearby Context

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.

Deuteronomy 6:20 When thy sonne shall aske thee in time to come, saying, What meane these testimonies, and ordinances, and Lawes, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "shalt", "right", "good", "sight", "lord", and "mayest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "shalt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "But ye shall keepe diligently the commandements..." into verse 19's "To cast out all thine enemies before...", so "thou" and "shalt" 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 "thou" and "shalt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.