Deu 4:6-8, Neh 9:13, Psa 19:7-10, 119:96-105, 127-128, Rom 7:12-13, 16 | ESV | STEP | Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples , who , when they hear all these statutes , will say , Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people .

Deuteronomy 4:6-8

6 ^aKeep them and do them, for ^bthat will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ 7 For ^cwhat great nation is there that has ^da god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? 8 And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so ^erighteous as all this law that I set before you today?

Nehemiah 9:13

13 ^fYou came down on Mount Sinai ^gand spoke with them from heaven and gave them ^hright rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

Psalms 19:7-10

7 ⁱThe law of the Lord is perfect, ^{▼▼Or blameless}
^kreviving the soul;
^lthe testimony of the Lord is ^msure,
ⁿmaking wise ^othe simple;
8 ^pthe precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is ^qpure,
^renlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules ^{▼▼Or just decrees} of the Lord are ^ttrue,
and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than ^ugold,
even much ^vfine gold;
^wsweeter also than honey
and drippings of ^xthe honeycomb.

Psalms 119:96-105

96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but your commandment is exceedingly ^ybroad.

Mem

97 Oh how ^zI love your law!
It is my ^aameditation all the day.
98 Your commandment makes me ^abwiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for ^acyour testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than ^adthe aged, ^{▼▼Or the elders}
for I ^afkeep your precepts.
101 I ^aghold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.
102 I do not turn aside from your rules,
for you have taught me.
103 How ^ahsweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through your precepts I get understanding;
therefore ^aiI hate every false way.

Nun

105 ^ajYour word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path.

Psalms 119:127-128

127 Therefore I ^aklove your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every ^alfalse way.

Romans 7:12-13

12 So ^amthe law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

13 Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure.

Romans 7:16

16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with ^anthe law, that it is good.