Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Cross-references

Proverbs 19:16 says keeping the commandment preserves life, directly reinforcing the blessing of keeping the law.

1 Samuel 3:1 illustrates 'no vision' — the word was rare — exemplifying the chaos that results, as stated in Proverbs 29:18.

Psalm 19:11 Parallel

Psalm 19:11 promises great reward for keeping God's commands, paralleling the happiness of law-keepers.

Psalm 119:2 Parallel

Psalm 119:2 pronounces blessing on those who keep God's testimonies, echoing the happy law-keeper.

Hosea 4:6 Parallel

Hosea 4:6 shows that lack of knowledge destroys God’s people — paralleling the 'no vision' leading to unrestraint in Proverbs.

Amos 8:11 Parallel

Amos 8:11 describes a famine of hearing God's words, illustrating the 'no vision' that causes people to perish.

Amos 8:12 Parallel

Amos 8:12 depicts people wandering to seek the word but not finding it, showing the desperate result of lacking vision.

Luke 11:28 Parallel

Luke 11:28 says blessed are those who hear and keep God's word, reinforcing the second half of the proverb.

John 13:17 Parallel

John 13:17 declares happiness in doing God's commands, directly supporting the promise to law-keepers.

In John 14:21-23, Jesus promises that those who keep His commandments will be loved by the Father — echoing the blessing on law-keepers here.

James 1:25 Parallel

James 1:25 directly mirrors this: the one who looks into the perfect law and continues as a doer is blessed in his doing.