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Deuteronomy 19:20

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Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 20

The laws which Moses had hitherto been repeating and urging mostly concerned the acts of religion and devotion towards God; but here he comes more fully to press the duties of righteousness between man and man. This chapter relates, I. To the sixth commandment, "Thou shalt not kill" (Deu 19:1-13). II. To the eighth commandment, "Thou shalt not steal" (Deu 19:14). III. To the ninth commandment, "Thou shalt not bear false witness," (Deu 19:15, etc.).

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Strong's Concordancev. 20

שָׁאַר (shâʼar, H7604) — properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,… יָרֵא (yârêʼ, H3372) — to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten יָסַף (yâçaph, H3254) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application דָּבָר (dâbâr, H1697) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause רַע (raʻ, H7451) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) קֶרֶב (qereb, H7130) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial…

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Deuteronomy 21:21rank 4

Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

Deuteronomy 17:13rank 4

Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave arrogantly.

Deuteronomy 13:11rank 3

Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

I Timothy 5:20rank 2

But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

Proverbs 21:11rank 2

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

Deuteronomy 17:7rank 2

The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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