Numbers 18:32

And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

Cross-references

Both warn that mishandling holy things leads to bearing sin and death, reinforcing the same penalty.

Eating peace offerings improperly profanes holy things, echoing the warning here about profaning.

Priests are commanded not to profane holy things, directly reinforcing this verse's warning.

Identical phrasing: 'they shall not profane the holy things' — a direct parallel to this warning.

Malachi 1:7 Parallel

Malachi rebukes priests for polluting offerings, which is profaning holy things as warned here.

In Leviticus 22:9, priests are warned they will die if they profane holy offerings — directly parallel to the same warning in Numbers about not profaning the offerings.

Ezra 2:63 Parallel

In Ezra 2:63, the governor forbids eating most holy things until a priest with Urim arises — reflecting the same restriction on profaning holy offerings.

In 1 Corinthians 11:27, the warning against profaning the Lord's Supper parallels the OT warning against profaning holy offerings — both treat sacred things irreverently.

In 1 Corinthians 11:29, eating unworthily brings judgment — echoing the same principle of guilt for profaning sacred things as in Numbers.