Leviticus 18:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Leviticus 18:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Leviticus 18:5 is a verse from the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Leviticus 18:5 — KJV
“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.”
— Leviticus 18:5 (KJV)
Leviticus 18:5 in Context — About the Book of Leviticus
Leviticus is God's holiness handbook for a people learning to live near His presence. Through sacrifices, feasts, and purity laws, it teaches that sin is costly, atonement is necessary, and God desires a set-apart people. It points forward to the perfect sacrifice of Christ.
Cross-References for Leviticus 18:5
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:5: therefore, statutes, judgments
“Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:5: therefore, keep, statutes
“This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:5: therefore, keep, statutes
“In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:5: keep, statutes, judgments
“Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.”
Shares key themes with Leviticus 18:5: therefore, keep, statutes
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