Deuteronomy 17:4

Easy To Read Version

If you hear bad news like this, then you must check it carefully. You must learn if it is true that this terrible thing has really happened in Israel. If you prove that it is true,

Cross References

Proverbs 25:2

God has the right to hide things that he does not want us to know about. But a king is honored for the things he says.

John 7:51

“Our law will not let us judge a person without hearing him. We cannot judge him until we know what he has done.”

Deuteronomy 13:15

then you must punish the people of that city. You must kill them all. And kill all their animals, too. You must destroy that city completely.

Deuteronomy 17:3

that they have worshiped other gods. Or maybe that they have worshiped the sun, the moon or the stars. That is against the Lord’s command that I gave you.

Deuteronomy 17:5

then you must punish the person that did that evil thing. You must take that man or woman out to a public place near the city gates and kill them with stones.

Deuteronomy 19:18

The judges must ask careful questions. They might find that the witness lied against the other person. If the witness lied,

Deuteronomy 22:20

“But the things that the husband said about his wife might be true. The wife’s parents might not have the proof that she was a virgin. [137] If this happens,