Deuteronomy 9:4-6

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⁴ After the Lord your God has forced those nations out ahead of you, don’t say ·to yourself [^Lin your heart/mind], “The Lord brought me here to take this land because I am so ·good [righteous].” No! It is because these nations are evil that the Lord will ·force them out [dispossess them] ahead of you. ⁵ You are going in to ·take [possess] the land, not because ·you are good and honest [^Lof your righteousness or the integrity/virtue of your heart/mind], but because these nations are evil. That is why the Lord your God will ·force them out [dispossess them] ahead of you, to keep his promise to your ·ancestors [fathers], to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [Gen. 12:1–3; 15:17–20]. ⁶ The Lord your God is giving you this good land to ·take [possess] as your own. But know this: It is not because you are ·good [righteous]; you are a ·stubborn [^Lstiff-necked] people.