Psalm 106:20

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

Cross-references

Psalm 89:17 Contrast

Psalm 89:17 identifies God as Israel's glory — the very thing they exchanged for an idol in Psalm 106:20.

Exodus 20:4 Contrast

Exodus 20:4 is the commandment against making images — the very law Israel broke by making the golden calf.

Exodus 20:5 Contrast

Exodus 20:5 forbids worshiping idols and warns of God's jealousy — the sin Israel committed with the golden calf.

Jeremiah 2:11 uses the same language of exchanging glorious God for worthless idols, directly echoing the golden calf sin.

Romans 1:23 Parallel

Romans 1:23 explicitly says they 'exchanged the glory of God' for images of creatures — a direct parallel to the golden calf.

Deuteronomy 4:16 warns against making an idol in any form — the very sin Israel committed with the calf.

2 Chronicles 11:15 mentions Jeroboam's calves, directly parallel to the golden calf idolatry here.

Hosea 8:6 Parallel

Hosea 8:6 condemns the calf of Samaria, directly linking to the calf idolatry in Psalm 106:20.

1 Corinthians 10:7 quotes the golden calf incident, the same event described in Psalm 106:20.

Isaiah 40:18-25 mocks comparing God to an image — exactly what Israel did by making the golden calf.

Acts 17:29 Parallel

Acts 17:29 warns against thinking God is like an image, echoing the exchange of God's glory for an idol.

1 Kings 14:9 describes Jeroboam making metal idols — a later instance of the same sin of exchanging God for images.