Deuteronomy 12:32
What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 4:2 contains the exact same command not to add or subtract from God's words, reinforcing the instruction in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Deuteronomy 26:16 echoes the command to keep all statutes with wholehearted devotion, directly supporting the call to observe everything God commands.
Deuteronomy 17:20 applies the same standard to the king — not turning from the commandment — universalizing the call to exact obedience.
Deuteronomy 11:32 commands careful observance of all God's statutes — a direct parallel to the 'do not add or take away' principle.
Deuteronomy 5:32 echoes the same charge — not to turn aside from God's commands — reinforcing the strict obedience commanded here.
In Deuteronomy 19:9, the command to love the LORD and walk in His ways reinforces the principle of doing all He commands, without adding or diminishing.
Deuteronomy 1:18 recounts Moses giving all the commands — the very body of instruction that must not be added to or diminished.
Revelation 22:19 warns against taking away from God's words, which parallels the command not to diminish from His commands in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Revelation 22:18 applies the same prohibition against adding to God's words, directly paralleling the warning in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Matthew 28:20 echoes the command to observe all that Christ commanded, mirroring the same comprehensive obedience required in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Proverbs 30:6 warns against adding to God's words, directly reinforcing the prohibition in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Psalm 119:4 declares, 'You have commanded us to keep your precepts diligently'—directly reinforcing the duty to obey every command as given.
Genesis 6:22 shows Noah doing all that God commanded, exemplifying the complete obedience demanded in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Galatians 1:9 curses anyone preaching a different gospel — a New Testament application of not adding to or altering God's message.
Mark 7:7 repeats the same condemnation of human traditions overriding God's commands — a direct parallel to the prohibition against adding.
Exodus 12:50 describes Israel obeying the Passover commands exactly, reflecting the 'observe to do it' principle from Deuteronomy 12:32.
Matthew 15:9 condemns teaching human commandments as doctrine — an example of adding to God's word, violating this command.
Matthew 5:19 warns against breaking even the least commandment — directly parallels the command not to diminish from God's word.
Jeremiah 26:2 echoes the same command: 'diminish not a word' — reinforcing that God's words must be spoken fully without reduction.
Exodus 34:11 uses the same language 'Observe thou that which I command thee,' directly echoing the call to obey without addition in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Proverbs 4:27 warns not to turn to the right or left—mirroring the prohibition against adding or diminishing from God's commands.
Numbers 1:54 records Israel doing all the Lord commanded through Moses — exemplifying the exact compliance required here.
2 Kings 17:37 commands observing God's statutes forever and fearing no other gods—reaffirming the call to keep His commands without deviation.
Joshua 23:6 urges keeping all written in the law, not turning aside right or left—the same posture as not adding or diminishing from God's commands.
Joshua 11:15 shows Joshua leaving nothing undone of all the LORD commanded—a perfect example of obeying without adding or subtracting.
Exodus 39:32 states that Israel did all the work according to the Lord's command, embodying the 'do not add or diminish' principle of Deuteronomy 12:32.
Exodus 39:42 repeats that Israel made everything exactly as the Lord commanded, mirroring the complete obedience Deuteronomy 12:32 requires.
Exodus 40:16 shows Moses doing all that the Lord commanded — a perfect model of the exact obedience required here.
Leviticus 8:4 depicts Moses obeying every command — reinforcing the call to neither add nor subtract from God's instructions.
Leviticus 8:36 records Aaron and his sons doing all the Lord commanded — a direct example of the comprehensive obedience demanded here.
Leviticus 10:1 shows Nadab and Abihu offering unauthorized fire — a clear violation of the 'do not add' command, with fatal consequences.
Judges 13:14 gives a specific dietary command to Samson's mother, illustrating the principle of obeying exactly what God instructs without alteration.
Ezekiel 44:5 commands careful attention to all God's ordinances — a parallel to the principle of faithfully following commands.
Genesis 21:4 records Abraham obeying the specific command to circumcise Isaac, illustrating the principle of doing exactly as God commanded in Deuteronomy 12:32.
Leviticus 18:26 calls Israel to keep all God's statutes — a broader but parallel call to faithful obedience without deviation.