Deuteronomy 10:20 commands the very action—holding fast to God—that distinguished the survivors at Baal-peor.

Deuteronomy 13:4 repeats the command to hold fast to God, linking obedience to life as in the Baal-peor event.

In Deuteronomy 6:24, obeying statutes preserves life 'as we are this day'—echoing 4:4's promise of life for holding fast.

Deuteronomy 30:20 directly commands 'holding fast to him, for he is your life'—restating 4:4's connection between clinging and life.

Joshua 22:5 echoes the same charge to hold fast to the LORD, extending the principle from Moses to Joshua's time.

Joshua 23:8 commends the people for holding fast, directly mirroring the survival of those who held fast at Baal-peor.

Ruth 1:14-17 uses the same verb 'clung' for Ruth's devotion to Naomi, a human parallel to holding fast to God.

Psalm 63:8 uses the same word 'clings' for the psalmist's intimate dependence on God, mirroring the call to hold fast.

In John 6:68-69, Peter declares that only Jesus has eternal life and they have committed to Him—a NT counterpart to holding fast to the LORD for life.

Numbers 25:3 shows Israel yoking themselves to Baal—a stark contrast to holding fast to God; the former provoked wrath, the latter preserved life.

Numbers 25:9 records 24,000 dying from plague for idolatry—directly contrasting the life granted to those who held fast to God in Deuteronomy 4:4.

Psalm 119:31 uses the same Hebrew verb 'cling' for God's testimonies—mirroring 4:4's 'held fast to the LORD'.

Acts 11:23 urges believers to remain true to the Lord with steadfast purpose, directly echoing the call to hold fast that preserves life in Deuteronomy 4:4.

Romans 12:9 commands holding fast to what is good, applying the same principle of clinging to God's ways that kept Israel alive in Deuteronomy 4:4.

Genesis 2:24 uses the same Hebrew word for 'hold fast' in marriage, providing an earlier picture of covenantal clinging that Deuteronomy 4:4 applies to God.

Joshua 22:17 recalls the sin of Peor that brought plague—contrasting the death of unfaithful with life for those who held fast in 4:4.

Psalm 78:8 warns against a 'generation whose heart was not steadfast'—the negative counterpart to 4:4's holding fast.

Numbers 26:64 notes that none of the unfaithful wilderness generation survived—reinforcing the principle that only those who hold fast to God live.