Psalm 119:37

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Cross-reference

Psalm 119:25 also pleads 'give me life' from dust—showing the same need for revival that turning from vanity brings.

Psalm 119:40 again asks 'give me life' in righteousness—echoing the prayer for life in God's ways after turning from vanity.

Psalm 119:29 similarly asks God to remove false ways, reinforcing the theme of turning from deception to God's law.

Psalm 101:3 Parallel

Psalm 101:3 says 'I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless'—almost identical resolve to the psalmist's prayer.

Psalm 143:11 petitions God to preserve life, echoing the plea for life in God's ways from the main verse.

Psalm 80:18 Parallel

Psalm 80:18 asks 'give us life' to keep from turning back—similar plea for life to stay faithful.

Numbers 15:39 warns against following after your own eyes to whore after them — same concern as 'turn my eyes from worthless things'.

1 John 2:16 Parallel

1 John 2:16 lists 'desires of the eyes' as worldly—the very thing the psalmist asks to be turned from.

Matthew 5:28 warns against lustful looks—a specific example of what it means to turn eyes from worthless things.

Isaiah 33:15 describes the righteous who shuts his eyes from evil—a direct parallel to turning eyes from worthless things.

Job 31:1 Parallel

In Job 31:1, Job made a covenant with his eyes to avoid lust — mirroring the psalmist's prayer to turn eyes from worthless things.

2 Samuel 11:2 shows David's eyes looking at Bathsheba, leading to sin — a vivid example of the 'worthless things' the psalmist asks God to turn from.

Joshua 7:21 Contrast

In Joshua 7:21, Achan's eyes saw and coveted — illustrating how looking at forbidden things leads to sin, as the psalmist prays to avoid.

Proverbs 23:31 warns against looking at wine, a specific example of the 'worthless things' the psalmist asks to avoid.

Ecclesiastes 2:10 describes indulging every eye desire, the opposite of the psalmist's prayer to be kept from worthless things.

Mark 9:47 Parallel

Mark 9:47 warns that the eye can cause sin, echoing the psalmist's request to turn from worthless things to avoid spiritual harm.

Colossians 3:2 exhorts setting minds on things above, directly paralleling the plea to turn eyes from worthless things.

Proverbs 30:8 asks God to remove falsehood, similar to the request to turn from worthless things—both prayers for purity.

Jeremiah 22:17 condemns eyes fixed on dishonest gain, a negative example of the worthless focus the psalmist prays to avoid.

Genesis 39:7 shows Potiphar's wife casting eyes on Joseph—an example of the kind of look the psalmist prays to avoid.

Proverbs 4:25 advises keeping eyes straight ahead — a practical parallel to the psalmist's prayer to turn eyes from worthless distractions.

Proverbs 17:24 contrasts the discerning who focuses on wisdom with the fool whose eyes wander, illustrating the value of focused eyes.

Proverbs 23:5 warns that riches vanish suddenly—illustrating why looking at worthless wealth is futile, as the psalmist prays to avoid.

Ecclesiastes 5:11 notes that wealth only allows the owner to look with eyes, highlighting the emptiness of such worthless things.