Deuteronomy 4:8

And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 4:1 introduces the decrees that verse 8 then praises as righteous — they are the same body of law.

Deuteronomy 10:12 calls for fear and love in response to God's righteous statutes, directly building on the praise of the law here.

Deuteronomy 10:13 commands keeping the statutes for Israel's good, reinforcing the value of the righteous laws.

Deuteronomy 1:5 Historical context

Deuteronomy 1:5 sets the scene for Moses expounding the law that he praises in Deuteronomy 4:8 as righteous.

Deuteronomy 26:19 echoes the theme of Israel's unique status as God's people who keep his commands, paralleling the praise of the righteous laws in Deuteronomy 4:8.

Deuteronomy 33:29 declares Israel's incomparable blessedness, echoing the rhetorical question in Deuteronomy 4:8 about no other nation having such righteous laws.

Romans 7:12-14 declares the law holy, righteous, and good — a direct NT affirmation of the righteousness highlighted in Deuteronomy.

Psalm 147:20 emphasizes that no other nation received God's rules, reinforcing the unique privilege and righteousness of Israel's law.

Psalm 147:19 Historical context

Psalm 147:19 recounts God giving his statutes and rules to Jacob/Israel, the very same law praised as righteous here.

Psalm 19:7-11 echoes the righteousness of the law, calling it perfect, sure, and more desirable than gold.

Nehemiah 9:13 echoes this: God gave Israel 'right rules and true laws, good statutes' — directly affirming the righteousness of the law.

Psalm 19:9 Parallel

Psalm 19:9 declares 'the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether' — a direct parallel to the righteous statutes here.

2 Corinthians 3:7 calls the law a 'ministry of death,' contrasting sharply with the praise of righteous decrees here.

Psalm 119:62 thanks God at midnight 'because of your righteous rules' — directly echoing the theme of righteous statutes.

Psalm 119:138 states God's testimonies are 'in righteousness and in all faithfulness' — a direct parallel to the righteous statutes.

2 Samuel 7:23 echoes the same rhetorical question about Israel's unique redemption, paralleling Deuteronomy 4:8's praise of their righteous laws as a sign of God's favor.

Ezekiel 20:11 echoes that God gave Israel statutes 'by which if a person does them, he shall live'—reinforcing that these laws are life-giving.

Jeremiah 26:4 repeats the warning to walk in 'my law that I have set before you' — referring back to the same law praised here.

Exodus 21:1 Historical context

Exodus 21:1 introduces the covenant laws that Deuteronomy 4:8 praises as righteous — part of the same legal corpus given at Sinai.

Galatians 3:19 says the law was added because of transgressions—a different purpose from the righteous laws celebrated here.

Romans 3:2 Parallel

Romans 3:2 states Jews were entrusted with God's oracles—a direct link to the unique possession of righteous laws mentioned here.

Romans 2:18 Parallel

Romans 2:18 describes Jews who know God's will because they are instructed by the law—the same righteous decrees praised here.

1 Kings 2:3 Parallel

1 Kings 2:3 exhorts Solomon to keep the Law of Moses, the same righteous decrees that Deuteronomy 4:8 celebrates as unmatched.

Psalm 119:39 pleads 'your rules are good' — affirming the same goodness of the law as in Moses' praise.