Deuteronomy 28:13

And Jehovah gave thee for head, and not for tail: and thou wert only for ascending, and thou shalt not be for beneath; when thou shalt hear to the commands of Jehovah thy God that I command thee this day, to watch and to do.

Deuteronomy 28:1

And it being if hearing thou shalt hear to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to watch and to do all his commands that I command thee this day, and Jehovah thy God gave thee high above all the nations of the earth.

Isaiah 9:14-15

And Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed in one day.

Numbers 24:18-19

And Edom was an inheritance, and the inheritance of Seir was his enemies; and Israel did in strength.

Deuteronomy 4:6-9

And watch and do: for it is your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples who shall hear all these laws, and say, Only this great nation a wise and understanding people.

Philippians 1:27

Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news;

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Summary

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

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Bible References

The head

Numbers 24:18
And Edom was an inheritance, and the inheritance of Seir was his enemies; and Israel did in strength.
Isaiah 9:14
And Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed in one day.

If that thou

Deuteronomy 28:1
And it being if hearing thou shalt hear to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to watch and to do all his commands that I command thee this day, and Jehovah thy God gave thee high above all the nations of the earth.
Deuteronomy 4:6
And watch and do: for it is your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples who shall hear all these laws, and say, Only this great nation a wise and understanding people.
Philippians 1:27
Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news;

General references

Deuteronomy 28:44
He shall lend to thee and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be for head, and thou shalt be for tail.