Leviticus 20:22
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22 “You shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and observe them, so that the land to which I bring you to settle in may not vomit you out.(A)
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Leviticus 18:25-28
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25 Thus the land became defiled, and I punished it for its iniquity, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.(A) 26 But you shall keep my statutes and my ordinances and commit none of these abominations, either the native-born or the alien who resides among you 27 (for the inhabitants of the land, who were before you, committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled); 28 otherwise the land will vomit you out for defiling it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
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Ezekiel 36:27
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27 I will put my spirit within you and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.(A)
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Psalm 119:160
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160 The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.(A)
Psalm 119:145
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145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord.
I will keep your statutes.(A)
Psalm 119:80
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80 May my heart be blameless in your statutes,
so that I may not be put to shame.
Psalm 119:20
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20 My soul is consumed with longing
for your ordinances at all times.(A)
Psalm 105:45
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45 that they might keep his statutes
and observe his laws.
Praise the Lord!(A)
Leviticus 18:4-5
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4 My ordinances you shall observe, and my statutes you shall keep, following them: I am the Lord your God. 5 You shall keep my statutes and my ordinances; by doing so one shall live: I am the Lord.(A)
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Isaiah 26:8-9
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8 In the path of your judgments,
O Lord, we have placed hope;
your name and your renown
are the soul’s desire.(A)
9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
For when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.(B)
Psalm 119:175
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175 Let me live that I may praise you,
and let your ordinances help me.(A)
Psalm 119:171
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171 My lips will pour forth praise,
because you teach me your statutes.(A)
Psalm 119:164
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164 Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous ordinances.(A)
Psalm 119:106
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106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.(A)
Psalm 19:8-11
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8 the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;(A)
9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.(B)
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.(C)
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.(D)
Deuteronomy 28:25-26
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25 “The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out against them one way and flee before them seven ways. You shall become an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.(A) 26 Your corpses shall be food for every bird of the air and animal of the earth, and there shall be no one to frighten them away.(B)
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Deuteronomy 5:1
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The Ten Commandments
5 Moses convened all Israel and said to them:
“Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I am addressing to you today; you shall learn them and observe them diligently.
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Deuteronomy 4:45
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45 These are the decrees and the statutes and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites when they had come out of Egypt,
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Leviticus 26:33
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33 And you I will scatter among the nations, and I will unsheathe the sword against you; your land shall be a desolation and your cities a waste.(A)
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Leviticus 19:37
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37 You shall keep all my statutes and all my ordinances and observe them: I am the Lord.”
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Exodus 21:1
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The Law concerning Slaves
21 “These are the ordinances that you shall set before them:(A)
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