Deuteronomy 32:29

New International Reader's Version

I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming. They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.

Cross References

Psalm 107:15

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love. Let them give thanks for the wonderful things he does for people.

Psalm 107:43

Let those who are wise pay attention to these things. Let them think about the loving deeds of the Lord.

Psalm 81:13

“I wish my people would listen to me! I wish Israel would live as I want them to live!

Psalm 90:12

Teach us to realize how short our lives are. Then our hearts will become wise.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do on the day when the Lord punishes you? On that day trouble will come from far away. Who will you run to for help? Who will you trust your riches with?

Isaiah 42:23

Family of Jacob, who among you will listen to what I’m saying? People of Israel, which one of you will pay close attention in days to come?

Isaiah 47:7

You said, ‘I am queen forever!’ But you did not think about what you were doing. You did not consider how things might turn out.

Jeremiah 17:11

Some people get rich by doing sinful things. They are like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. When their lives are half over, their riches will desert them. In the end they will prove how foolish they have been.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy lies. The priests rule by their own authority. And my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?”

Lamentations 1:9

Her skirts are dirty. She didn’t think about how things might turn out. Her fall from power amazed everyone. And no one was there to comfort her. She said, “Lord, please pay attention to how much I’m suffering. My enemies have won the battle over me.”

Hosea 14:9

If someone is wise, they will realize that what I’ve said is true. If they have understanding, they will know what it means. The ways of the Lord are right. People who are right with God live the way he wants them to. But those who refuse to obey him trip and fall.

Haggai 2:18

It is the 24th day of the ninth month. From this day on, here is what you should think carefully about. Think about the day when the foundation of my temple was laid.

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

Deuteronomy 31:29

I know that after I’m dead you will certainly become very sinful. You will turn away from the path I’ve commanded you to take. In days to come, trouble will fall on you. That’s because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord. You will make him very angry because of the statues of gods your hands have made.”

Deuteronomy 5:29

But I wish they would always have respect for me in their hearts. I wish they would always obey all my commands. Then things would go well with them and their children forever.