Deuteronomy 4:6
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. Moses urges Israel to keep the statutes and ordinances he is teaching them, neither adding to nor subtracting from them, as evidence of their wisdom before the nations. He warns against idolatry, reminding them that they saw no form at …
Other Translations
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
and ye have kept and done <FI>them<Fi> (for it <FI>is<Fi> your wisdom and your understanding) before the eyes of the peoples who hear all these statutes, and they have said, Only, a people wise and understanding <FI>is<Fi> this great nation.
So keep these laws and do them; for so will your wisdom and good sense be clear in the eyes of the peoples, who hearing all these laws will say, Truly, this great nation is a wise and far-seeing people.
Cross References
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and …
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is …
And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts.
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his …
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the …
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: …
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation …
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.