Deuteronomy 32:29
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 5:29 expresses God's wish for Israel to have a heart to fear Him, echoing the longing for wisdom in Deuteronomy 32:29.
Psalm 81:13 voices God's desire for Israel to listen and walk in His ways, a direct parallel to the 'if they were wise' in Deuteronomy 32:29.
Luke 19:42 uses the same 'if only you had known' phrasing as Deuteronomy, expressing sorrow over missed peace.
In Luke 12:20, God calls the rich man a fool for not considering his soul's sudden requirement, mirroring the wish for wisdom in Deuteronomy.
Hosea 14:9 directly echoes the call to wisdom and understanding, asking who is wise to discern the Lord's ways.
In Lamentations 1:9, Jerusalem's fall is blamed on not considering her end, directly echoing the lament of Deuteronomy 32:29.
Jeremiah 5:31 ends with 'what will you do in the end?' — directly paralleling Deuteronomy's call to discern their end.
Isaiah 48:19 continues the same lament, describing the lost blessing of numerous descendants that would have come from obedience.
Isaiah 48:18 echoes Deuteronomy's 'if only' lament, mourning Israel's failure to obey and the lost peace that would have followed.
Jeremiah 9:12 repeats the same rhetorical question about who is wise enough to understand why the land is ruined — echoing the lament that Israel lacks wisdom to discern their end.
In Psalm 90:12, the prayer to number our days to gain wisdom directly parallels the desire that Israel would consider their latter end.
Luke 12:57 asks why people do not judge for themselves what is right — a New Testament echo of the call to discern wisely, mirroring the lament in Moses’ song.
In Psalm 94:8, the call for fools to understand echoes the longing for Israel to be wise in Deuteronomy 32:29.
Hosea 7:2 says Israel does not consider that God remembers their evil — the same failure to be wise and understand that their deeds are before Him.
Jeremiah 6:8 warns Jerusalem to be instructed lest it become desolate, mirroring the warning to be wise and avoid the end.
Isaiah 1:3 laments that Israel does not know or understand, directly paralleling the wish for wisdom in Deuteronomy.
Isaiah 27:11 calls them a people without understanding facing destruction, echoing the consequences of failing to realize their end.
Proverbs 19:20 urges receiving instruction to be wise in the end, echoing the desire that Israel would be wise and understand their end.
Ecclesiastes 7:2 says the living should take the end of all people to heart, aligning with the call to consider their end.
Proverbs 5:11 describes groaning at the latter end from folly, mirroring the call to realize one's end in Deuteronomy.
Ezekiel 18:28 describes a wicked person who considers and turns from sin, leading to life — a specific example of the wisdom that discerns consequences and chooses repentance.
Isaiah 47:7 condemns Babylon for not reflecting on what might happen — the same lack of consideration Deuteronomy laments.
In Luke 16:19-25, the rich man's failure to consider his eternal fate leads to torment, illustrating the consequences of ignoring one's latter end.
Isaiah 10:3 asks what they will do on the day of reckoning — the same failure to discern the coming end Deuteronomy mourns.
In Psalm 107:43, the wise are called to ponder God's deeds — the same wisdom Deuteronomy wishes Israel had to discern their end.
Isaiah 42:23 asks who will pay attention and listen for the future, similar to the call for wisdom to understand the end.
Isaiah 46:8 calls rebels to remember and consider, an exhortation to gain understanding like Deuteronomy's wish.