Deuteronomy 29:18
Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;
Cross-reference
In Deuteronomy 11:17, covenant curse of drought follows turning away — mirroring the judgment implied here.
In Deuteronomy 13:1-15, instructions to remove false prophets and idolaters — addressing the same root of apostasy warned against here.
In Deuteronomy 17:2-7, judicial response to idolatry — consistent with the warning against a secret turning away here.
In Deuteronomy 11:16, a similar warning against heart deception turning to other gods — reinforcing the same covenant caution.
Deuteronomy 30:17 warns against a heart turning away to other gods—the same stubborn heart that brings the 'sweeping away' here.
Deuteronomy 31:29 predicts future corruption and turning from God's way, matching the stubborn heart and inevitable judgment described in this verse.
Deuteronomy 32:32 calls Israel's fruit grapes of poison and bitter clusters—the same bitter harvest as the 'root bearing gall and wormwood'.
Hebrews 12:15 directly alludes to this verse by warning against a 'root of bitterness' that defiles many, applying the OT image to the church.
In Hebrews 3:12, an 'unbelieving heart' is warned against — the NT counterpart to the 'heart turning away' here.
In Jeremiah 9:15, God punishes with wormwood — using the same image of bitterness for covenant judgment.
Revelation 8:11's star 'Wormwood' brings bitter judgment, similar to the root of gall and wormwood.
Amos 5:7 uses 'wormwood' for perverted justice, echoing the bitter root of apostasy in Deuteronomy.
Lamentations 2:17 declares God fulfilled His word—the covenant curses, directly tying to Deuteronomy's warning.
2 Chronicles 36:17 shows God bringing the Chaldeans as judgment, a direct historical consequence of the root of bitterness warned against here.
2 Chronicles 34:21 describes the great wrath poured out because Israel's fathers did not keep God's word, fulfilling the curse from a root of bitterness.
In 2 Kings 22:16, Judah's forsaking God to burn incense to other gods triggers the very wrath Deuteronomy 29:18 warns about.
Judges 2:12 shows this warning realized: Israel forsook the Lord to serve other gods, exactly the turning away warned against here.
Lamentations 1:5 shows the captivity as bitter fruit of transgression, fulfilling the warning of a bitter root.
Acts 8:23 describes Simon in 'gall of bitterness'—the same phrase for a corrupt heart, linking spiritual poison to this warning.
In Hosea 10:4, the same imagery of poisonous plants (poisonous weeds) represents covenant-breaking and false oaths, echoing the 'gall and wormwood' here.
Amos 6:12 uses 'wormwood' for perverted justice, mirroring the bitter root of stubbornness and false peace in this verse.