Job 1:8

And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

Cross-reference

Job 1:1 Parallel

Job 1:1 gives the same description of Job as blameless and upright, echoed here by God. Strong internal repetition.

Job 23:12 Parallel

In Job 23:12, Job claims he has not departed from God's commands, echoing the 'shuns evil' description from Job 1:8.

Job 23:11 Parallel

In Job 23:11, Job asserts he has kept to God's way without turning aside, directly confirming the blamelessness declared in Job 1:8.

Job 12:4 Parallel

Job 12:4: Job calls himself righteous and blameless, directly echoing God's description in 1:8 despite being mocked.

Job 2:3 Parallel

Job 2:3 repeats nearly verbatim God's description of Job from 1:8, adding that he still holds fast his integrity despite calamity.

Job 9:22 Contrast

Job 9:22 states God destroys both blameless and wicked, contradicting God's commendation of Job as blameless. Job laments this injustice.

Job 9:23 Contrast

Job 9:23 says God mocks the innocent's despair, contrasting with God's affirmation of Job as blameless and upright.

Job 4:6 Parallel

Job 4:6 references Job's fear of God and uprightness, directly connecting to his description in 1:8.

Job 8:6 Contrast

In Job 8:6, Bildad's conditional promise of restoration contrasts with God's prior declaration that Job is already upright.

Job 17:8 Allusion

In Job 17:8, 'upright men' echoes Job's own description, but here they are appalled at his suffering, highlighting irony.

Job 8:20 Parallel

Job 8:20 says God does not reject the blameless, matching Job's description. Bildad's principle aligns with God's view of Job.

Psalm 36:1 Contrast

In Psalm 36:1, the wicked have no fear of God, contrasting directly with Job's fear of God in Job 1:8.

In Proverbs 8:13, fearing the LORD means hating evil — exactly what Job does in shunning evil.

John 1:47 Parallel

John 1:47: Jesus calls Nathanael an Israelite without deceit, paralleling God's commendation of Job as blameless and upright.

Luke 22:31 Parallel

In Luke 22:31, Satan asks to sift Peter, mirroring the testing of Job initiated in Job 1:8.

Genesis 6:9 Parallel

Genesis 6:9 describes Noah as just and perfect, a parallel to Job's blameless and upright character.

John 9:3 Parallel

John 9:3 explains that suffering is not necessarily due to personal sin, reinforcing the same principle seen in Job's blamelessness in Job 1:8.

Psalm 34:14 Parallel

Psalm 34:14 commands departing from evil, directly echoing Job's character of shunning evil.

Psalm 37:27 Parallel

Psalm 37:27 similarly commands departing from evil, paralleling Job's description as one who shuns evil.

2 Kings 23:25 says no king like Josiah turned to God; Job 1:8 says no one like Job. Both use superlative 'no one like him' for unique devotion.

Isaiah 1:16 Parallel

Isaiah 1:16 calls to cease doing evil, mirroring Job's practice of shunning evil.

Luke 1:6 Parallel

Luke 1:6 describes Zechariah and Elizabeth as righteous and blameless, similar to God's assessment of Job in Job 1:8.

2 Kings 20:3 has Hezekiah claim a perfect heart, reminiscent of God's description of Job's character.

1 Kings 8:61 urges a perfect heart toward God, echoing the blamelessness attributed to Job.

Deuteronomy 18:13 commands being perfect with God, reflecting Job's blameless state.