²⁰ Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

The Message of Salvation to All

⁵ For ^(A)Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that ^(B)the person who does the commandments shall live by them.

^9 (A)walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; ^(B)he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.

⁵ “If a man is righteous and does ^(A)what is just and right—

¹³ “You ^(A)shall not have in your bag two kinds of weights, a large and a small. ¹⁴ You shall not have in your house two kinds of measures, a large and a small. ¹⁵ A full and fair^[a] weight you shall have, a full and fair measure you shall have, ^(B)that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. ¹⁶ For ^(C)all who do such things, all who act dishonestly, ^(D)are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Moses Commands Obedience

4 “And now, O Israel, listen to ^(A)the statutes and the rules^[a] that I am teaching you, and do them, ^(B)that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you.