Deuteronomy 29:19
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 29:12 describes entering the covenant; verse 19 warns against false peace while breaking it.
In Deuteronomy 11:28, the curse for disobedience is foundational — here the warning is against presuming peace despite that curse.
Psalm 10:11 has the wicked saying God doesn't see — same self-deception as blessing oneself despite sin.
In Jeremiah 7:24, the people walk in their own counsels and stubbornness of heart — identical warning against self-willed rebellion.
In Jeremiah 7:3-11, people trust in the temple for safety while persisting in sin, mirroring the self-deception of Deut 29:19.
Jeremiah 5:12 records people saying 'No harm will come to us' — a precise parallel to the false peace in Deuteronomy.
Proverbs 29:1 warns that the stiff-necked will be suddenly destroyed — the outcome of the stubbornness described here.
Jeremiah 28:15-17 shows Hananiah giving false assurances of peace, a prophetic parallel to the false security in Deut 29:19.
In Psalm 10:4-6, the wicked says 'Nothing will ever shake me' — directly mirroring the presumptuous peace in Deuteronomy.
Jeremiah 44:17 describes insisting on idolatry because of past prosperity, a direct example of persisting in one's own way as in Deut 29:19.
In Jeremiah 44:27, God decrees disaster on those who persist, fulfilling the judgment warned about in Deut 29:19.
Ezekiel 13:22 has false prophets encouraging the wicked to stay in sin, directly paralleling the self-deception of safety in Deut 29:19.
Numbers 15:30 describes defiant sin requiring being cut off — matching the stubbornness and presumption in Deuteronomy.
In Genesis 6:5, every intent of man's heart is evil continually — the same inner corruption that produces stubbornness here.
Jeremiah 23:17 quotes the false peace claim 'It shall be well' alongside a stubborn heart — directly mirrors Deut 29:19.
Jeremiah 18:12 directly uses 'stubbornness of his evil heart' — identical phrase, same rejection of God's warning.
Jeremiah 16:12 echoes the same 'stubborn evil will' — both describe defiant self-justification that brings judgment.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:3, 'peace and safety' then sudden destruction echoes exactly the self-deceived peace of Deuteronomy 29:19.
Jeremiah 11:3 pronounces a curse on those who ignore the covenant — directly related to the curse in Deuteronomy 29:19 for self-deceived disobedience.
Isaiah 65:2 describes a people 'walking in a way not good' — directly echoes the stubborn walking in Deuteronomy 29:19.
Psalm 10:3 uses 'blesses himself' — identical to Deuteronomy 29:19 — describing the wicked who boast in their desires and reject God.
In Judges 2:14, God's anger burns and He gives Israel over to enemies — the very judgment threatened for the stubborn-hearted here.
In Genesis 3:4, the serpent's lie 'you will not surely die' mirrors the false assurance of peace despite sin here.
Ezekiel 13:16 condemns false prophets who declare peace when there is none, analogous to the false security in Deut 29:19.
Jeremiah 2:25 shows a refusal to turn from idols — parallels the stubborn heart in Deuteronomy 29:19 that chooses its own way.
In Numbers 25:6, an Israelite brazenly sins with a Midianite, provoking God's anger — a concrete example of the stubborn rebellion warned against here.
Proverbs 3:33 declares God's curse on the wicked — aligning with the curse that follows the self-blessing in Deuteronomy 29:19.
Psalm 36:2 depicts self-flattery that blinds one to sin — echoes the self-deceived peace in Deuteronomy 29:19.
Ephesians 5:6 warns against empty words that deceive, similar to the self-deception in Deut 29:19 that invites God's wrath.