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Psalm 37:31

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

29The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
31The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
33The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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The heart and the feet belong together here: God’s law held within a person shapes the steadiness of that person’s steps through life.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 119:11I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.Both passages place God’s word in the heart and connect its presence there with a life that keeps to his way.
Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the LORD: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will …God’s law within the heart is shared language: the psalm describes it, and Jeremiah records God’s promise to write it there.
Psalm 40:8I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”Both describe God’s law within the heart, with Psalm 40 expressing delight in doing his will.
Deuteronomy 6:6These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart;Deuteronomy commands that God’s words be on the heart; the psalm describes a righteous person whose heart contains God’s law.
Isaiah 51:7“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law. Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.Both describe people with God’s law in their hearts, while Isaiah tells those people not to fear human reproach.
Psalm 37:23A man’s steps are established by the LORD. He delights in his way.Both speak of steady steps, with verse 23 naming the LORD as the one who establishes them.
Psalm 121:3He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.Both use secure footing to express assurance, and Psalm 121 names God as the watchful keeper.
Job 23:11My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.Both picture faithfulness through footsteps: the psalm describes steps that do not slide, and Job describes keeping God’s way.
Hebrews 8:10“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord: “I will put my laws into their mind; I will also write …Both place God’s law in the heart; Hebrews records God’s covenant promise to write his laws there.
Deuteronomy 11:18–20Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets …Both speak of God’s words held within, with Deuteronomy commanding that they be laid up in the heart and soul.
Proverbs 4:4He taught me, and said to me: “Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.Both connect instruction retained in the heart with the course of life, though Proverbs speaks through a father’s teaching.
Proverbs 3:23Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.Both describe secure walking through the image of feet or steps that do not slip or stumble.
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The surrounding verses still speak of enemies who threaten the righteous. Steady steps belong in that hard setting: God’s law takes root in the heart, and YHWH does not abandon his people.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).