Deuteronomy 4:5-9
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See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do them in the land that you are entering to take possession of it.
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a Keep them and do them, for b that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.'
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For c what great nation is there that has d a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?
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And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so e righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
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f "Only take care, and g keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. h Make them known to your children and your children's children -
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:9
Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.
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Cross References
Job 28:28
And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'
Psalms 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 7:23
And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name and doing for them great and awesome things by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods?
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Cross References
Psalms 34:18
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 145:18
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalms 148:14
He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the Lord!
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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Cross References
Romans 7:12
So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:23
Take care, lest you forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make a carved image, the form of anything that the Lord your God has forbidden you.
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Cross References
Proverbs 4:23
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:7
You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Deuteronomy 11:19
You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
Deuteronomy 32:46
He said to them, "Take to heart all the words by which I am warning you today, that you may command them to your children, that they may be careful to do all the words of this law.
Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.
Psalms 78:4 - 6
We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.
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