Deuteronomy 4:6

Good News Translation

Obey them faithfully, and this will show the people of other nations how wise you are. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, ‘What wisdom and understanding this great nation has!’

Cross References

1 Kings 4:34

Kings all over the world heard of his wisdom and sent people to listen to him.

Job 28:28

God said to us humans, “To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil.”

Psalm 111:10

The way to become wise is to honor the Lord; he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the Lord are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it.

Psalm 19:8

The laws of the Lord are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the Lord are just and give understanding to the mind.

Proverbs 1:4

They can make an inexperienced person clever and teach young people how to be resourceful.

Proverbs 1:5

These proverbs can even add to the knowledge of the wise and give guidance to the educated,

Proverbs 1:7

To have knowledge, you must first have reverence for the Lord. Stupid people have no respect for wisdom and refuse to learn.

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness makes a nation great; sin is a disgrace to any nation.

Proverbs 14:8

Why is a clever person wise? Because he knows what to do. Why is a stupid person foolish? Because he only thinks he knows.

Isaiah 42:21

The Lord is a God who is eager to save, so he exalted his laws and teachings, and he wanted his people to honor them.

Jeremiah 8:9

Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now?

Ezekiel 5:5

The Sovereign Lord said, “Look at Jerusalem. I put her at the center of the world, with other countries all around her.

Daniel 1:20

No matter what question the king asked or what problem he raised, these four knew ten times more than any fortuneteller or magician in his whole kingdom.

Daniel 4:9

Belteshazzar, chief of the fortunetellers, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that you understand all mysteries. This is my dream. Tell me what it means.

Hosea 8:12

I write down countless teachings for the people, but they reject them as strange and foreign.

Malachi 3:12

Then the people of all nations will call you happy, because your land will be a good place to live.

Deuteronomy 29:9

Obey faithfully all the terms of this covenant, so that you will be successful in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 32:46

he said, “Be sure to obey all these commands that I have given you today. Repeat them to your children, so that they may faithfully obey all of God's teachings.

Deuteronomy 32:47

These teachings are not empty words; they are your very life. Obey them and you will live long in that land across the Jordan that you are about to occupy.”

2 Timothy 3:15

and you remember that ever since you were a child, you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

James 3:13

Are there any of you who are wise and understanding? You are to prove it by your good life, by your good deeds performed with humility and wisdom.