4 When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.
Deuteronomy 9:4
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Deuteronomy 12:28–30
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Deuteronomy 11:22–24
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Deuteronomy 4:37–39
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Deuteronomy 18:11–13
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