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You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you.

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God's Word is Complete

Commentators explain that this command establishes the sufficiency and authority of God's Word. We are warned not to add human traditions, as the Pharisees later did, nor to subtract or ignore parts of the law we dislike. Scholars note this principle is a theme throughout the Bible, from Proverbs to Revelation, underscoring that God's revelation is complete and not to be altered.

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Deuteronomy

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Deuteronomy 4:2

19th Century

Bishop

Ye shall not add unto the word.The word, not “the words.” The word is the substance of the Law. The …

John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 4:2

17th Century

Pastor

You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall
you diminish anything from it

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 4:1–23

17th Century

Minister

The power and love of God toward Israel are presented here as the basis and reason for a number of cautions and serious warnings; and although ther…