Numbers 15:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 15:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 15:39 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 15:39 — KJV
“And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:”
— Numbers 15:39 (KJV)
Numbers 15:39 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 15:39
“And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:39: remember, after, heart
“But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:39: lord, after, own
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. outward...: Heb. eyes”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:39: look, lord, heart
“Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:39: may, commandments, lord
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. the beauty: or, the delight”
Shares key themes with Numbers 15:39: may, lord, seek
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