Psalm 37:31

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Cross-reference

Psalm 37:23 Parallel

Psalm 37:23 says the LORD establishes a man's steps when he delights in His way — directly parallel to the promise that steps do not slip when law is in heart.

Psalm 1:2 Parallel

In Psalm 1:2, the blessed person delights in and meditates on God's law day and night — the same devotion to God's law that stabilizes the righteous here.

Psalm 17:5 Parallel

Psalm 17:5 declares that steps have held fast and feet not slipped — the same outcome as here, where law in heart prevents slipping.

Psalm 40:2 Parallel

Psalm 40:2 describes God setting feet on a rock and making steps secure — the same stability as steps not slipping here, though from a different context.

Psalm 40:8 Allusion

In Psalm 40:8, the psalmist declares 'your law is within my heart' — almost identical to the law in the heart that keeps steps from slipping here.

Psalm 44:18 Parallel

Psalm 44:18 affirms that steps have not departed from God's way — the same fidelity that results from law in heart here.

Psalm 73:2 Contrast

In Psalm 73:2, the psalmist admits his feet nearly slipped — contrasting with the stability promised here when God's law is in the heart.

In Psalm 119:11, storing God's word in the heart prevents sin — the same internalization of law that gives stability to the righteous.

Psalm 121:3 Parallel

Psalm 121:3 promises God will not let your foot be moved — the same security from slipping, here attributed to having God's law in heart.

Psalm 26:1 Parallel

In Psalm 26:1, the psalmist claims he has not faltered — echoing the stability from having God's law in the heart here.

Psalm 119:98 Related theme

In Psalm 119:98, God's commandment ever with the psalmist makes him wiser than enemies — parallel to the law in heart that secures the righteous person's steps.

Hebrews 8:10 cites Jeremiah's new covenant promise of law written on hearts — the same internalization that keeps one's steps firm here.

In Deuteronomy 6:6, God commands that His words be on your heart — the very principle the righteous person fulfills here.

Jeremiah 31:33 promises God writing His law on hearts — the same internalization that keeps steps from slipping here, now as a covenant promise.

Isaiah 51:7 Allusion

Isaiah 51:7 describes those with God's law in their hearts — the same phrase as here, linking to steadfastness despite reproach.

Proverbs 4:4 urges holding fast to words in the heart — the same principle of internalized law that prevents slipping here.

Deuteronomy 11:18-20 commands storing God's words in heart and teaching them — the same internalization of law that keeps one's steps steady here.

In Proverbs 3:23, wisdom ensures your foot will not stumble — directly parallel to the promise of not slipping when God's law is in the heart.

Joshua 1:8 Parallel

In Joshua 1:8, meditating on the law leads to prosperity — parallel to the stability from having God's law in the heart here.

Matthew 12:35 teaches that good treasure in the heart produces good, paralleling the law in the heart leading to stable steps.

Luke 6:45 Parallel

Luke 6:45 echoes the same principle: the heart's treasure determines outward good or evil, as the law in the heart guides the righteous.

In Proverbs 2:8, God guards the path of the just — complementing the stability from having the law in the heart here.

In Proverbs 14:15, the prudent give thought to their steps — similar to the stability from having God's law in the heart.

Proverbs 16:23 shows the wise heart producing judicious speech, similar to how the law in the heart steadies steps.

Job 23:11 Parallel

In Job 23:11, Job declares he has kept God's way without turning — echoing the theme of stable steps from having God's law in the heart.