Isaiah 51:8
For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 51:6, the same contrast appears: heavens/earth wear out like a garment, but God's salvation is forever.
Isaiah 50:9 uses the same moth-eats-garment metaphor for the destruction of the wicked, reinforcing God's enduring righteousness.
In Isaiah 45:17, everlasting salvation echoes the promise of salvation to all generations here.
In Isaiah 66:24, the undying worm parallels the moth/worm imagery here but emphasizes eternal judgment, contrasting with God's eternal righteousness.
In Isaiah 46:13, God's righteousness and salvation being near reinforces the theme of enduring deliverance.
In Job 13:28, man wasting like a moth-eaten garment directly parallels the same metaphor of perishability here.
Psalm 111:3 declares 'his righteousness endures forever' — the same phrase as God's eternal righteousness in Isaiah 51:8.
Psalm 119:142 calls God's righteousness 'everlasting,' reinforcing the same promise of enduring righteousness in Isaiah 51:8.
In Hebrews 1:11, creation wears out like a garment, just as the wicked do in Isaiah 51:8—both contrast with God's permanence.
In James 5:2, rich people's garments are moth-eaten, directly mirroring the moth imagery for the perishable wicked in Isaiah 51:8.
Daniel 9:24 prophesies 'everlasting righteousness' to be ushered in, echoing the enduring righteousness promised in Isaiah 51:8.
In Hosea 5:12, God himself is like a moth to Ephraim, a different use of the metaphor—divine judgment consuming.
In 2 Corinthians 9:9, Paul quotes a psalm using the same phrase 'his righteousness endures forever,' echoing the theme of Isaiah 51:8.
In Job 27:18, the moth's cocoon as a temporary dwelling parallels the fragile, perishable imagery in this verse.
In Luke 1:50, mercy from generation to generation parallels the 'to all generations' of God's salvation here.
Psalm 24:5 speaks of receiving righteousness from God, echoing the enduring righteousness in Isaiah 51:8.