Deuteronomy 4:1-9

1“Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I teach you to observe, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers is giving you.

2You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

3Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor; for the Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men who followed Baal of Peor.

4But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.

5“Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess.

6Therefore be careful to observe them; for this 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.’

7“For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?

8And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?

9Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren,