Job 22:22

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

Cross-reference

Job 23:12 Contrast

Job 23:12 shows Job already treasures God's words, contrasting with Eliphaz's accusation that he needs to accept instruction.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 commands keeping God's words on your heart and teaching them, directly echoing the call to lay up His words.

Psalm 119:11 echoes this command to hide God's word in the heart, emphasizing its protective purpose against sin.

Proverbs 2:1-9 expands on accepting wisdom and storing up commands, directly paralleling the instruction to lay up God's words in the heart.

Proverbs 4:4 similarly urges retaining words in the heart, linking it to keeping commandments and living.

Proverbs 4:21 reinforces keeping words in the midst of the heart, a direct parallel to laying up God's words.

Jeremiah 15:16 describes eating God's words and finding joy in the heart, a vivid parallel to internalizing them.

Luke 2:19 Parallel

Luke 2:19 shows Mary keeping and pondering things in her heart, a direct parallel to laying up God's words.

Luke 2:51 Parallel

Luke 2:51 again has Mary keeping sayings in her heart, mirroring the command to store God's words internally.

Proverbs 4:10 parallels the command to receive sayings, promising life for those who treasure God's words.

Proverbs 7:1 uses nearly identical phrasing—'keep my words' and 'lay up my commandments'—reinforcing the same imperative.

Ezekiel 3:10 commands receiving God's words in the heart, closely matching the 'lay up his words' charge to Job.

Deuteronomy 4:1 calls Israel to hear and follow God's decrees to live, mirroring the command to accept instruction from God's mouth.

Isaiah 48:17 Related theme

Isaiah 48:17 identifies God as the teacher who leads profitably, echoing the source of the law Job is told to receive.