Jesus addressed the issue of tradition vs the commandments of God in Matthew 15.
Matthew 15:1-9 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
If this is not a scathing rebuke and a call for commandment keeping I don't know what is. It specifically addresses putting tradition above the commandments of God.
Conclusion: God's Commandments > Tradition
Does tradition make the commandment of God of none effect? One only has to look at Sunday sacredness vs the Sabbath commandment to see that it indeed does. In case it's not clear:
Exodus 20:8-11 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Read what Jesus said again.
Matthew 15:6-9 ...Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
What did Jesus mean when He said, "but their heart is far from me"? He summed it up in one sentence.
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
You can find the same statement in the Ten.
Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Jesus mentions worship. Worshiping in vain. The first four commandments are worship commandments, wherein is found the call to love Him and keep His commandments. The Sabbath commandment (the fourth) is of special note, considering tradition by and large
has made the Sabbath of none effect.