Job 12:4

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Cross-references

Job 11:3 Contrast

In Job 11:3, Zophar accuses Job of mocking others, while Job claims in 12:4 that he himself is mocked — opposing perspectives.

Job 16:10 Parallel

In Job 16:10, Job describes being mocked and assaulted, elaborating the same mockery he laments in 12:4.

Job 16:20 Parallel

Job 16:20 says 'My friends scorn me'—directly restating the complaint in 12:4 about being a laughingstock to friends.

Job 17:2 Parallel

In Job 17:2, Job repeats that mockers surround him, reinforcing his lament of being a laughingstock from 12:4.

Job 17:6 Parallel

In Job 17:6, Job is made a byword and spit upon—a stronger expression of the same mockery theme from 12:4.

Job 21:3 Parallel

In Job 21:3, Job sarcastically invites his friends to mock him after he speaks, directly referencing their mockery.

Job 30:1 Parallel

In Job 30:1, Job is now mocked by youths, extending the mockery to others beyond his friends.

Job 1:8 Contrast

In Job 1:8, God calls Job blameless — the same quality Job now laments is mocked, highlighting the irony of his suffering.

Psalm 22:7 Parallel

Psalm 22:7 describes mockers who insult and shake heads at the psalmist, matching Job's experience of being a laughingstock.

Mark 5:40 Parallel

Mark 5:40 records people laughing at Jesus before He raises a girl — a parallel to Job being a laughingstock despite his righteousness.

In Matthew 27:29, soldiers mock Jesus as king—a NT fulfillment of the righteous sufferer mocked, prefigured by Job.

Psalm 35:16 Parallel

Psalm 35:16 depicts godless jesters gnashing teeth at the psalmist, paralleling Job's mockery by ungodly men.

Psalm 22:8 Parallel

Psalm 22:8 records mockers' taunt: 'Let the Lord rescue him'—similar to how Job's friends mocked his trust in God.

Luke 8:53 Parallel

In Luke 8:53, people laugh at Jesus — mirroring Job's experience of being mocked despite his righteousness.

Hebrews 11:36 lists jeers as part of suffering for faith—Job's mockery is an example, though not named specifically.

Psalm 91:15 Parallel

Psalm 91:15 promises that calling on God brings deliverance and honor — echoing Job's claim of an answered call, though he remains mocked.

2 Chronicles 30:10 reports scorn and ridicule of Hezekiah's messengers — mirrors Job's experience of being a laughingstock.

Luke 16:14 Parallel

Luke 16:14 shows Pharisees sneering at Jesus for His teachings — similar mockery of a righteous figure as in Job.

Acts 17:32 Parallel

Acts 17:32 recounts sneering at Paul's resurrection message — another instance of righteous messengers being mocked.