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Deuteronomy 12:32
See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
from A Warning against Idolatry, Deuteronomy 12:29-32
What it says

Israel must do everything the LORD commands without adding to it or subtracting from it.

What it is doing

This verse seals the warning by calling for exact obedience.

In context

29When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations you are entering to dispossess, and you drive them out and live in their land, 30be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, “How do these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise.” 31You must not worship the LORD your God in this way, because they practice for their gods every abomination which the LORD hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods. 32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.