Psalm 50:17

Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 8:9 says the wise rejected the word of the LORD — identical to casting God's words behind.

2 Timothy 4:4 speaks of turning from truth to myths — mirroring the casting away of God's words.

2 Timothy 4:3 warns of people who reject sound teaching for their own desires — the same rejection of discipline in Psalm 50:17.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 describes those who refuse to love the truth — parallel to hating discipline and rejecting God's words.

Romans 2:23 Parallel

Romans 2:23 shows that boasting in the law while breaking it dishonors God — exactly the attitude of casting God's words behind.

Romans 2:21 Parallel

In Romans 2:21, Paul rebukes those who teach but don't practice — the same hypocrisy as hating discipline while reciting God's laws.

Romans 1:28 Parallel

Romans 1:28 describes those who reject God given over to debased mind — parallels casting God's words behind in Psalm 50:17.

John 3:20 Parallel

John 3:20 says evildoers hate the light — parallels hating discipline in Psalm 50:17, both reject exposure of sin.

Jeremiah 36:23–32 Historical context

Jeremiah 36:23-32 recounts Jehoiakim burning the scroll — a literal act of casting God's words behind.

Jeremiah 18:12 shows people stubbornly following their own plans — the same rejection of God's discipline.

Nehemiah 9:26 uses the same phrase 'cast your law behind their back' — a direct parallel to casting God's words behind.

Proverbs 1:7 says fools despise wisdom and instruction — directly paralleling 'you hate discipline' in Psalm 50:17.

Proverbs 1:29 says they hated knowledge — same hatred of instruction as 'you hate discipline' in Psalm 50:17.

Proverbs 12:1 directly states 'he who hates reproof is stupid' — matching 'you hate discipline' in Psalm 50:17.

Proverbs 5:12 echoes 'I hated discipline' — nearly identical to Psalm 50:17's 'you hate discipline'.

Proverbs 5:13 continues the rejection: not obeying teachers — parallels 'cast my words behind you' in Psalm 50:17.

Zephaniah 3:2 says Jerusalem 'accepts no correction' — directly parallel to hating discipline in this verse.

1 Kings 14:9 uses the same phrase 'cast me behind your back' — a direct verbal parallel to casting God's words behind you.

Proverbs 15:32 equates ignoring instruction with despising oneself — the same rejection of discipline as hating instruction.

Leviticus 26:15 describes rejecting God's statutes and abhorring His rules — the same rebellion as hating instruction here.

Jeremiah 7:28 explicitly says the nation 'did not accept discipline' — directly mirroring the hatred of discipline in this verse.

Isaiah 5:24 Parallel

Isaiah 5:24 condemns rejecting the law and despising God's word — directly parallel to hating instruction and casting words behind.

Zechariah 7:12 describes making hearts diamond-hard to avoid hearing the law — the same willful rejection as casting God's words behind.

Jeremiah 17:23 describes stiffening the neck to avoid hearing instruction — the same refusal to receive God's words as 'casting them behind'.

Hosea 8:12 Parallel

Hosea 8:12 says God's laws are regarded as a strange thing — parallel to casting God's words behind as worthless.

Proverbs 8:36 says those who hate wisdom wrong themselves — similar to hating discipline in Psalm 50:17, both bring harm.

Proverbs 1:28 describes those who reject wisdom crying out unanswered — a consequence of hating discipline as in Psalm 50:17.