Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. - Romans 15:4

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night - Joshua 1:8

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. - James 1:22

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. - Joshua 1:8