Deuteronomy 9:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ “Do not think in your heart, after יהוה  your Elohim has driven them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness יהוה  has brought me in to possess this land.’ But it is because of the wrong of these nations that יהוה  is driving them out from before you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Do not say in your [mind and] heart, after the Lord your God has thrust them out from before you, It is because of my righteousness that the Lord has brought me in to possess this land–whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is dispossessing them before you.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Speak not thou in thy heart, after that Jehovah thy God hath thrust them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness Jehovah hath brought me in to possess this land; whereas for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah doth drive them out from before thee.

Common English Bible

⁴ Once the LORD your God has driven them out before you, don’t think to yourself, It’s because I’m righteous that the LORD brought me in to possess this land. It is instead because of these nations’ wickedness that the LORD is removing them before you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ You should not say in your heart, when the Lord your God will have destroyed them in your sight: 'It is because of my justice that the Lord led me in, so that I might possess this land, while these nations have been destroyed because of their impiety.'

Deuteronomy 9:4 Cross References

Genesis 15:16

“Then, in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the crookedness of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

Ezekiel 36:22

“Therefore say to the house of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 36:32

“Not for your sake am I acting,” declares the Master יהוה, “let it be known to you. Be ashamed and blush for your ways, O house of Yisra’ĕ

Leviticus 18:3

‘Do not do as they do in the land of Mitsrayim, where you dwelt. And do not do as they do in the land of Kenaʽ

Romans 11:20

Good! By unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by belief. Do not be arrogant, but fear.

Romans 11:6

And if by favour, it is no longer of works, otherwise favour is no longer favour. And if it is of works, it is no longer favour, otherwise work is no longer work.

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am not conscious of any matter against myself, yet I am not declared right by this, but He who judges me is יהוה.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes you to differ? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Deuteronomy 12:31

“Do not do so to יהוה  your Elohim, for every abomination which יהוה  hates they have done to their mighty ones, for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their mighty ones.

Deuteronomy 31:27

for I myself know your rebellion and your stiff neck. See, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against יהוה, then how much more after my death?

Deuteronomy 8:17

you then shall say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand have made for me this wealth!’

Deuteronomy 9:24

“You have been rebellious against יהוה  from the day that I knew you.

Deuteronomy 9:5

“It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you go in to possess their land, but because of the wrong of these nations that יהוה  your Elohim drives them out from before you, in order to establish the word which יהוה  swore to your fathers, to Aḇ

Deuteronomy 9:7

“Remember, do not forget how you provoked to wrath יהוה  your Elohim in the wilderness. From the day that you came out of the land of Mitsrayim until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against יהוה.

2 Timothy 1:9

who has saved us and called us with a set-apart calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and favour which was given to us in Messiah יהושע  before times of old,