Deuteronomy 4:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Carefully follow them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples. When they hear about all these statutes, they will say, “This great nation is indeed a wise and understanding people.”

Cross References

Job 28:28

He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord #– #that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding.’

2 Timothy 3:15

and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures,  which are able to give you wisdom for salvation  through faith in Christ Jesus.

1 Kings 4:34

Emissaries of all peoples, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom.

James 3:13

Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and snared. They have rejected the word of the  Lord, so what wisdom do they really have?

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the  Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Malachi 3:12

‘Then all the nations will consider you fortunate, for you will be a delightful land,’ says the Lord of Armies.

Daniel 1:20

In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times  , better than all the magicians and mediums  in his entire kingdom.

Proverbs 14:8

The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

Daniel 4:9

‘Belteshazzar, head of the magicians, because I know that you have the spirit of the holy gods  and that no mystery puzzles you,  explain to me the visions of my dream that I saw, and its interpretation.

Deuteronomy 29:9

Therefore, observe the words of this covenant  and follow them, so that you will succeed in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said to them, ‘Take to heart all these words I am giving as a warning to you today,  so that you may command your children to follow all the words of this law carefully.

Deuteronomy 32:47

For they are not meaningless words to you but they are your life,  and by them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.’

Ezekiel 5:5

‘This is what the Lord God says: I have set this Jerusalem in the centre of the nations, with countries all around her.

Hosea 8:12

Though I were to write out for him ten thousand points of my instruction, they would be  regarded as something strange.

Proverbs 1:4

for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,  , knowledge and discretion  to a young man –

Proverbs 1:5

let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance –

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

Isaiah 42:21

Because of his righteousness, the Lord was pleased to magnify his instruction and make it glorious.