Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 30:19 repeats the choice between life and death, urging Israel to choose life by obedience—identical covenantal framework.

Deuteronomy 30:15 presents the same life-and-death choice — setting the stage for the claim here that God's word is your very life.

Leviticus 18:5 states that doing God's statutes brings life—the same principle Moses calls 'your life' in Deuteronomy 32:47.

Proverbs 3:2 promises length of days for keeping wisdom's commands, directly echoing Deuteronomy's promise of prolonged life.

Proverbs 3:22 echoes that wisdom's commands are life to the soul, reinforcing that God's word is not vain but life-giving.

Proverbs 4:22 similarly calls God's words life and health to those who find them, emphasizing the life-giving power of the word.

Isaiah 45:19 affirms God did not speak in vain but declares righteousness, directly reinforcing that God's word is not empty but true.

Romans 10:5 Allusion

Romans 10:5 cites the principle that the one doing the law shall live by it, directly echoing that God's word is life.

Proverbs 4:13 says instruction is your life — a direct parallel to Deuteronomy's claim that God's word is your very life.

Exodus 20:12 promises long life in the land for honoring parents — a specific example of Deuteronomy's principle that God's word gives life.

John 5:39 Parallel

John 5:39 says Scriptures give eternal life and point to Christ — fulfilling Deuteronomy's promise that God's word is life.

John 6:63 Parallel

In John 6:63, Jesus says His words are spirit and life, echoing Deut's teaching that God's word is life, not futile.

Romans 10:6-8 quotes Deuteronomy 30 about the word being near, paralleling the accessibility of God's life-giving word.

Revelation 22:14 ties eternal life to keeping commandments — echoing Deuteronomy's promise that God's word is life for those who obey.

Acts 7:38 Parallel

Acts 7:38 calls the law 'living oracles', affirming the life-giving nature of God's word as in Deut.

Hebrews 2:1 Parallel

Hebrews 2:1 warns to pay earnest attention to the word, paralleling Deut's call to not treat it as futile.

Ecclesiastes 7:12 Related theme

Ecclesiastes 7:12 says wisdom preserves life — comparable to Deuteronomy's claim that God's word is your life.