Cross references

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint;

but blessed is he who keeps the Law.

Proverbs 29:18 BSB

Proverbs 29:18 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 15 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 1:25 (36 votes) and Luke 11:28 (35 votes). 4 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Exodus 32 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Proverbs 29:18 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. James 1:2536 votes

    But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

  2. Luke 11:2835 votes

    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

  3. Hosea 4:628 votes

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

  4. John 13:1726 votes

    If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

  5. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

  6. He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.

  7. Psalm 119:215 votes

    Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.

  8. 1 Samuel 3:111 votes

    And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.

  9. Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it.

  10. Matthew 9:3610 votes

    When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

  11. Psalm 74:98 votes

Which verses point to Proverbs 29:18?

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