Deu 4:6-9, 28:1, Phili 1:27 | 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 4:6-9

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?

9 ^f“Only take care, and ^gkeep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. ^hMake them known to your children and your children’s children—

Deuteronomy 28:1

Blessings for Obedience

1 “And ⁱif you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you ^jhigh above all the nations of the earth.

Philippians 1:27

27 Only ^klet your manner of life be ^lworthy ^{▼▼Greek Only behave as citizens worthy} of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you ⁿthat you are standing firm in one spirit, with ^oone mind ^pstriving side by side for the faith of the gospel,