Deuteronomy 12:25

25 Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 12:25 in Other Translations

25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

25 You shall not eat it, that all may go well with you and with your children after you, when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD.

25 Do not consume the blood, so that all may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what pleases the LORD .

25 Don't eat it; then you'll have a good life, you and your children after you. By all means, do the right thing in God's eyes.

25 Do not eat it, so that you and your children after you will prosper, because you will be doing what is right in the Lord's sight.

Deuteronomy 12:25 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 12:25

Thou shall not eat it, that it may be well with thee, and with
thy children after thee
That they and their posterity might be spared, and continue long, and enjoy much prosperity; for those that eat blood, contrary to this command of God, it is threatened that he would set his face against them, and they should be cut off, ( Leviticus 7:27 ) ( 17:10 ) ,

when thou shall do that which is right in the sight of the Lord;
not only observe this command, but all others.

Deuteronomy 12:25 In-Context

23 But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

24 You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

25 Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD.

26 But take your consecrated things and whatever you have vowed to give, and go to the place the LORD will choose.

27 Present your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God, both the meat and the blood. The blood of your sacrifices must be poured beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 4:40; Isaiah 3:10
• 2. ver 28; Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 13:18; 1 Kings 11:38; 2 Kings 12:2