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Deuteronomy 4:2

God's wordObedienceThe law

1 Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal-peor, for the LORD your God destroyed from among you all who followed Baal of Peor.

4 But you who held fast to the LORD your God are alive to this day, every one of you.

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BSB
You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.
KJV
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
WEB
You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
ASV
Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you.
DARBY
Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall ye take from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you.
BLB
You⁺ shall not add to the word that I command you⁺, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of YHWH your⁺ God that I command you⁺.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke legge noe til det ord jeg befaler dere, og dere skal ikke ta noe fra, men dere skal holde Herrens, deres Guds bud som jeg gir dere.
OTB
Dere skal ikke legge noe til det ordet jeg befaler dere, og heller ikke trekke noe fra det, så dere kan holde Herrens, deres Guds, bud som jeg gir dere.
B1930
I skal ikke legge noget til det ord jeg byder eder, og I skal ikke ta noget fra, men I skal holde Herrens, eders Guds bud som jeg gir eder.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 30:6

    Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:32

    See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

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  • Revelation 22:18–19

    I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

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  • Joshua 1:7

    Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

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  • Matthew 5:18

    For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

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  • Galatians 3:15

    Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:13

    When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

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  • Mark 7:1–13

    Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,

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