Deuteronomy 4:5-9

5“Look, I have taught you statutes and judgments just as the Lord my God has commanded me, so that you may do them in the land which you are entering to possess.

6So keep and do them, for that is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

7For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God [is to us] whenever we call on Him?

8Or what great nation has statutes and judgments so righteous (upright, just) as this whole law which I am placing before you today?

9“Only pay attention and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things which your eyes have seen and they do not depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your grandchildren [impressing these things on their mind and penetrating their heart with these truths]—