Psalm 4:4
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Cross-reference
Psalm 46:10 commands 'Be still, and know that I am God,' directly paralleling the call to be silent and reflect.
Psalm 119:161 shows a heart that stands in awe of God's words — a specific object for the reverent fear commanded in Psalm 4:4.
Psalm 2:11 echoes the call to reverent awe ('serve with fear') that underlies the command to 'stand in awe and sin not'.
Psalm 63:6 describes meditating on God in bed at night — a specific practice of the 'commune with your own heart upon your bed' commanded in Psalm 4:4.
In Psalm 77:6, the psalmist meditates in his heart at night, echoing the call to ponder on one's bed in silence.
Psalm 33:8 expands the call to awe from personal to universal — all the earth is to stand in awe of the LORD.
Job 28:28 defines the fear of the Lord as wisdom and turning from evil — the same link between awe and avoiding sin found in Psalm 4:4.
Proverbs 3:7 commands fearing the LORD and turning from evil — the same two-part instruction as Psalm 4:4's 'stand in awe and sin not'.
Ephesians 4:26 directly quotes Psalm 4:4 ('Be angry and do not sin'), applying it to interpersonal anger management in the church.
Ecclesiastes 1:16 uses the same 'said in my heart' phrasing for internal reflection on wisdom, echoing the pondering of Psalm 4:4.
Proverbs 16:6 says the fear of the LORD turns one from evil — the same principle as Psalm 4:4's awe leading to not sinning.
Habakkuk 2:20 calls all the earth to keep silence before the Lord, similar to the command to be silent in Psalm 4:4.
1 Corinthians 15:34 commands 'do not go on sinning,' echoing the 'be angry and do not sin' of Psalm 4:4, with a call to wake up.
1 John 2:1 writes so that you may not sin, paralleling the 'do not sin' instruction in Psalm 4:4, while also offering an advocate.