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