Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:1–14

1Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. 2You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

3Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor. 4But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.

5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess. 6Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

7For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him? 8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren. 10The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb,a the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”

11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness. 12And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice. 13He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow — the Ten Commandmentsb that He wrote on two tablets of stone.

14At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Footnotes

  • a 4:10 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai; also in verse 15
  • b 4:13 Hebrew the Ten Words

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Deuteronomy 4:1 Romans 10:5 · Ezekiel 20:11 · Leviticus 18:5 · Deuteronomy 8:1 · Deuteronomy 30:16 · Leviticus 22:31 · Deuteronomy 5:1 · Deuteronomy 4:45 · Deuteronomy 30:19 · Deuteronomy 4:8 · Ezekiel 20:21 · Deuteronomy 5:33–6:2

Deuteronomy 4:2 Proverbs 30:6 · Deuteronomy 12:32 · Revelation 22:18–19 · Joshua 1:7 · Matthew 5:18 · Galatians 3:15 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Mark 7:1–13 · Matthew 15:2–9

Deuteronomy 4:3 Numbers 25:1–9 · Psalm 106:28–29

Deuteronomy 4:4 Deuteronomy 10:20 · Joshua 23:8 · John 6:67–69 · Revelation 14:4 · Romans 12:9 · Ruth 1:14–17 · Psalm 143:6–11 · Acts 11:23 · Ezekiel 9:4 · Isaiah 26:20

Deuteronomy 4:5 Matthew 28:20 · 1 Thessalonians 4:1–2 · Hebrews 3:5 · Deuteronomy 4:1 · Proverbs 22:19–20 · Acts 20:27 · 1 Corinthians 15:3 · 1 Corinthians 11:28

Deuteronomy 4:6 Psalm 111:10 · 2 Timothy 3:15 · Job 28:28 · Psalm 19:7 · Proverbs 1:7 · 1 Kings 4:34 · 1 Kings 10:6–9 · James 3:13 · Jeremiah 8:9 · Deuteronomy 30:19–20 · Malachi 3:12 · Psalm 119:98–100

Deuteronomy 4:7 Psalm 145:18 · 2 Samuel 7:23 · Psalm 34:18 · Isaiah 55:6 · Psalm 73:28 · James 4:8 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 148:14 · Isaiah 43:4 · Ephesians 2:12–22 · Deuteronomy 5:26 · Numbers 23:21

Deuteronomy 4:8 Psalm 147:19–20 · Romans 7:12–14

Deuteronomy 4:9 Deuteronomy 6:7 · Deuteronomy 11:19 · Psalm 78:3–8 · Genesis 18:19 · Deuteronomy 32:46 · Ephesians 6:4 · Exodus 13:8–9 · Deuteronomy 29:29 · Proverbs 4:20–23 · Proverbs 4:1–13 · Proverbs 23:26 · Revelation 3:3

Deuteronomy 4:10 Exodus 19:9 · Hebrews 12:18–19 · Exodus 19:16 · Deuteronomy 17:19 · Exodus 20:20 · Deuteronomy 5:2 · Exodus 20:18

Deuteronomy 4:11 Deuteronomy 5:23

Deuteronomy 4:12 Deuteronomy 5:22 · Deuteronomy 5:4 · Deuteronomy 4:15 · Deuteronomy 4:36 · 2 Peter 1:17–18 · 1 Kings 19:12–13 · Deuteronomy 4:33 · John 12:28–30 · Matthew 3:17 · Exodus 20:22 · Isaiah 40:3 · Isaiah 40:18

Deuteronomy 4:13 Exodus 34:28 · Exodus 31:18 · Exodus 24:12 · Deuteronomy 9:9–11 · Exodus 19:5 · Deuteronomy 10:1–5 · Exodus 24:17–18 · Deuteronomy 5:1–21 · Hebrews 9:19–20 · 2 Corinthians 3:7 · Hebrews 9:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.