Jeremiah 23:36
And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.
Cross-reference
Galatians 1:7-9 condemns perverting the gospel with a curse, mirroring the judgment on those perverting God's words here.
2 Peter 3:16 warns of those who wrest scriptures to their destruction, directly parallel to perverting God's words leading to judgment.
In Acts 13:10, Paul says Elymas 'perverts the right ways of the Lord' — a direct parallel to Jeremiah's 'pervert the words of the living God'.
Psalm 64:8 shows deceivers' tongues causing their own downfall — parallel to 'every man's word shall be his burden' in self-inflicted judgment.
Matthew 12:36 warns of judgment for every idle word — NT echo of the principle that one's own words bring accountability.
Psalm 120:3 directly asks what punishment awaits a false tongue — echoing the theme of God holding deceptive speakers accountable.
Proverbs 17:20 warns that a perverse tongue brings mischief — parallel to perverting God's words bringing a burden of judgment.
Isaiah 3:8 links Jerusalem's ruin to their tongue against the Lord — parallel to perverting God's words causing consequences.
Isaiah 28:13 shows God's word becoming a snare to those who reject it, paralleling the burden that perverters of God's word face.
Isaiah 28:22 warns mockers not to mock, directly relating to those who pervert the 'burden of the LORD' into a jest.
Luke 19:22 has the master judging by the servant's own words — parallel to 'every man's word shall be his burden' as self-condemnation.
2 Peter 2:18 condemns those who speak great swelling words of vanity — directly parallels perverting the words of God with empty speech.
Jude 1:15 describes judgment on ungodly speakers, echoing the condemnation of those who pervert God's words here.