Jeremiah 17:23
But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 6:8 warns Jerusalem to accept instruction or face desolation — directly echoing the same call to heed discipline.
Jeremiah 7:24-26 describes the same stubborn refusal to listen, using identical language of stiffened necks.
Jeremiah 11:10 accuses Israel of refusing to hear God's words, mirroring the rebellious attitude here.
In Jeremiah 16:12, the people walk after the stubbornness of their evil heart, echoing the same refusal to listen as here.
Jeremiah 32:33 uses identical language: 'they would not listen and receive instruction' — reinforcing the pattern of stubborn refusal.
Jeremiah 35:15 repeats 'you did not incline your ear' — highlighting the persistent rejection of God's prophets.
Jeremiah 7:26 repeats the same 'hardened their neck' and 'did not incline ear' imagery of stubborn disobedience.
Jeremiah 25:4 echoes the same refusal: 'ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear' to God's prophets.
In Acts 7:51, Stephen calls his audience stiff-necked, directly echoing this accusation against their ancestors.
In Zechariah 7:12, they made their hearts diamond-hard to avoid hearing the law, matching the hardened stance here.
In Zechariah 7:11, they turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears, a vivid parallel to the stiff-necked refusal here.
Zephaniah 3:7 says God expected Jerusalem to 'accept instruction' but they were eager to do evil — same pattern of failed obedience.
In Ezekiel 20:21, the next generation rebelled, continuing the cycle of refusing to walk in God's statutes.
In Ezekiel 20:16, Israel rejected God's rules and followed idols, another instance of the stubborn disobedience described here.
In Ezekiel 20:13, Israel rebelled in the wilderness, refusing to walk in God's statutes — a parallel pattern of disobedience.
In Isaiah 48:4, God accuses Israel of having an iron sinew neck, reinforcing the image of stubborn refusal.
In Proverbs 29:1, the one who stiffens his neck after reproof will be broken, illustrating the consequence of this stubbornness.
Proverbs 8:10 urges taking instruction over silver — the opposite of the stiff-necked rejection of instruction here.
Proverbs 5:12 quotes the regretful 'I hated discipline' — directly mirroring the attitude of refusing instruction.
Psalm 50:17 accuses those who 'hate discipline' and cast God's words behind — paralleling the stiff-necked refusal here.
Nehemiah 9:29 uses the same 'hardened their neck' phrase, echoing Israel's persistent refusal to hear God's commands.
Proverbs 1:3 describes 'receiving instruction' as a goal — a positive contrast to the stubborn rejection described here.