Jehovah showed that those who fear him would also obey him when he said about Israel: “If only they would develop this heart of theirs to fear me and to keep all my commandments always, in order that it might go well with them and their sons to time indefinite! ” ​ — Deuteronomy 5: 29.
وقد اظهر يهوه ان الذين يتقونه سيطيعونه ايضا عندما قال عن اسرائيل :‏ « يا ليت قلبهم كان هكذا فيهم حتى يتقوني ويحفظوا جميع وصاياي كل الايام لكي يكون لهم ولأولادهم خير الى الابد » .‏ —‏ تثنية ٥ :‏ ٢٩ .‏