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An adult walks away from a shaded council bench across a broad open space.
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Deuteronomy 17:12

Do Not Act Presumptuously

Inquire Thoroughly and Keep the King under the Law · Deuteronomy 17

Story guide: A departing figure turns attention to the warning against presumptuously refusing the priest or judge.

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12But the man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the priest who stands there to minister before Yahweh your God, or to the judge—that man shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel.

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