Proverbs 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 1:31 shows rejecters eating the fruit of their own ways — the same self-harm as hating wisdom.
Proverbs 5:23 says folly leads to death — the same 'love death' outcome as Proverbs 8:36 makes explicit.
Proverbs 6:32 explicitly states that the adulterer 'destroys himself' — the same self-destruction as sinning against wisdom in 8:36.
Proverbs 11:19 contrasts righteousness leading to life with pursuing evil leading to death, echoing 8:36's 'love death'.
Proverbs 19:8 says getting sense 'loves his own soul' — the opposite of 8:36's 'wrongs his own soul'.
Proverbs 29:24 says a thief's partner 'hates his own life' — directly parallel to 'wrongs his own soul' and 'loves death' in 8:36.
Proverbs 20:2 warns that angering a king forfeits life — similar to the death brought by hating wisdom.
Proverbs 5:11 depicts the bitter end of adultery — a concrete example of how sin wastes one's own life, as Proverbs 8:36 warns.
Proverbs 5:22 shows sinners trapped by their own iniquities — exactly the self-ensnarement that comes from rejecting wisdom.
John 15:24 adds that hating Christ despite His works increases guilt — echoing Proverbs that sin against wisdom harms one's soul.
John 15:23 parallels hating Jesus with hating wisdom — both lead to death, showing Christ as divine Wisdom incarnate.
Deuteronomy 30:19 sets life and death before Israel — Proverbs echoes this choice, warning that hating wisdom means loving death.
John 8:24 warns of dying in sins—paralleling Proverbs' 'love death' for those who reject wisdom.
In Habakkuk 2:10, the same phrase 'sin against your soul' appears, condemning self-destructive treachery.
Hosea 13:9 says 'You are destroyed because you are against me' — directly parallels 8:36's 'sins against me wrongs his own soul'.
Jeremiah 44:7 asks why they commit evil 'against yourselves' — the same self-harm as sinning against wisdom in 8:36.
Jeremiah 27:13 asks 'Why will you die?' for refusing God's command — parallels 8:36's theme that rejecting wisdom loves death.
Jeremiah 25:7 warns that idolatry brings 'your own harm' — same self-destructive consequence as rejecting wisdom in 8:36.
Job 35:6 teaches that sin does not harm God but affects the sinner — exactly the point that sinning against wisdom wrongs one's own soul.
Numbers 16:38 uses the exact phrase 'sinned against their own souls' — directly linking Korah's rebellion to self-harm from rejecting God.
Ezekiel 18:31 calls for repentance to avoid death — the opposite path from hating wisdom, yet affirming the deadly consequence.
John 3:20 confirms that those who do evil hate the light — mirroring how hating wisdom (light) brings self-harm.
1 Corinthians 16:22 curses those who do not love the Lord — same fate as hating wisdom in Proverbs, linking rejection to judgment.