Deuteronomy 4:1-8

Living Bible

4 “And now, O Israel, listen carefully to these laws I teach you, and obey them if you want to live and enter into and possess the land given you by the Lord God of your ancestors. ² Do not add other laws or subtract from these; just obey them, for they are from the Lord your God. ³ You have seen what the Lord did to you at Baalpeor, where he destroyed many people for worshiping idols. ⁴ But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today.

⁵ “These are the laws for you to obey when you arrive in the land where you will live. They are from the Lord our God. He has given them to me to pass on to you. ⁶ If you obey them, they will give you a reputation for wisdom and intelligence. When the surrounding nations hear these laws, they will exclaim, ‘What other nation is as wise and prudent as Israel!’ ⁷ For what other nation, great or small, has God among them, as the Lord our God is here among us whenever we call upon him? ⁸ And what nation, no matter how great, has laws as fair as these I am giving you today?