Deuteronomy 32:46

And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 6:6 commands these words to be in your heart — the same internalization Moses urges in setting hearts on the law.

Deuteronomy 6:7 instructs teaching God's words diligently to children, mirroring the command to command children to keep the law.

Deuteronomy 11:18 repeats the charge to lay up these words in heart and soul, reinforcing Moses' call to set hearts on all this law.

Deuteronomy 1:5 Historical context

Deuteronomy 1:5 marks the start of Moses' exposition of the law; this verse is the concluding charge — they bookend the same discourse.

Ezekiel 40:4 commands 'set your heart on all that I shall show you' — nearly identical wording, both urging attentive focus on divine revelation.

Exodus 7:23 Contrast

Exodus 7:23 shows Pharaoh not taking the plagues to heart — the opposite response to the command here to take God's words to heart.

Acts 7:38 Allusion

Acts 7:38 calls the law 'living oracles' given to Moses, directly connecting to Moses' declaration that 'it is your life' in Deuteronomy.

Psalm 81:8 Parallel

Psalm 81:8 calls Israel to listen to God's warning, echoing the same urgent appeal to heed God's words as in this verse.

In Genesis 18:19, God chooses Abraham to direct his children to keep God's ways — the same charge to pass down instruction as here.

Hebrews 2:1 Parallel

Hebrews 2:1 urges paying closer attention to what we have heard, echoing Moses' call to set hearts on the law to avoid drifting away.

2 Chronicles 11:16 describes those who set their hearts to seek the LORD — similar phrase to 'take to heart' here, emphasizing wholehearted devotion.

Proverbs 3:1-4 urges keeping commandments and writing them on the heart, paralleling the call to heed and teach the law here.

Isaiah 44:19 laments that no one stops to think about idolatry's folly — a failure of the very act commanded here to take things to heart.

1 Chronicles 22:19 uses the same 'set your heart' phrasing in David's charge to Solomon to seek God, a similar call to wholehearted devotion.

Ezekiel 44:5 uses similar language ('mark well') to demand careful attention to God's ordinances, echoing Moses' charge to set heart on the law.

Luke 9:44 Parallel

Luke 9:44 says 'let these words sink into your ears' — a similar exhortation to pay close attention to Jesus' words, echoing Moses' charge.

Proverbs 3:21 Related theme

Proverbs 3:21 urges not letting wisdom out of sight — akin to taking God's words to heart and preserving them.