Job 13:15

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

Cross-reference

Job 13:18 Parallel

Job 13:18 shows the logical next step: having declared his hope, he now presents his prepared case.

Job 40:8 Contrast

Job 40:8 is God's challenge to Job's attempt to justify himself, questioning whether Job would condemn God to be right.

Job 40:5 Contrast

In Job 40:5, Job declares he will not answer further, directly contradicting his earlier determination to maintain his ways before God.

Job 10:7 Parallel

In Job 10:7, Job asserts his innocence before God, directly supporting his resolve in 13:15 to defend his ways — a consistent theme of integrity.

Job 40:4 Contrast

Job 40:4 shows Job's shift from defiant argument to humble silence, contrasting his earlier resolve to maintain his ways before God.

Job 16:17 Parallel

In Job 16:17, Job maintains his hands are clean and prayer pure, reinforcing the integrity he vows to defend in 13:15.

Job 40:2 Contrast

In Job 40:2, God rebukes Job for contending with the Almighty, contrasting Job's bold defense in 13:15 with the divine challenge to answer.

Job 19:25–28 Related theme

Job 19:25-28 expands on the hope of seeing God after death, adding specific vindication beyond the grave.

In Job 23:4-7, Job imagines arguing his case before God and being vindicated — a direct expansion of his intent in 13:15 to defend his ways.

Job 23:10 Parallel

Job 23:10 reinforces the theme of testing with the image of coming out as gold, deepening confidence in God's refining.

Job 27:5 Parallel

In Job 27:5, Job vows to maintain his integrity until death, mirroring the trust and resolve of 13:15 — even if slain, he will not yield.

Job 2:3 Parallel

Job 2:3 records God's own testimony that Job holds fast his integrity despite being destroyed, reinforcing Job's declaration of trust in 13:15.

Job 38:3 Parallel

In Job 38:3, God's challenge for Job to answer directly responds to Job's earlier resolve to maintain his ways before Him.

Job 17:15 Contrast

Job 17:15 shows Job questioning where his hope is, contrasting with his earlier bold declaration of trust in 13:15.

Job 14:14 Parallel

Job 14:14 expresses Job's hope of waiting for renewal after death, complementing his resolve to trust even if slain in 13:15.

Job 31:37 Parallel

In Job 31:37, Job's confident approach to God as a prince echoes his resolve to maintain his ways before God in 13:15.

Job 4:6 Contrast

Job 4:6 records Eliphaz's rhetorical question about Job's hope and integrity, which Job defiantly clings to in 13:15 despite suffering.

Job 16:21 Parallel

In Job 16:21, Job longs for an advocate to plead with God, complementing his determination in 13:15 to present his case before God.

Romans 8:39 Parallel

In Romans 8:39, nothing in creation can separate from God's love, reinforcing the same absolute trust Job expresses — a powerful NT parallel to Job's faith.

Romans 8:38 Parallel

In Romans 8:38, Paul declares nothing can separate from God's love, echoing Job's unwavering trust despite being slain — both cling to God in extremis.

James 5:11 Citation

James 5:11 directly references Job's perseverance, echoing his faith 'though he slay me' as an example of steadfastness.

Habakkuk 3:18 vows to rejoice in God despite crop failure—directly parallel to Job's trust even if God slays him; both joy in God alone.

Daniel 3:18 Parallel

Daniel 3:18 shows Shadrach et al. refusing to bow even if God does not save—exact same 'though He slay me' faith under threat of death.

Lamentations 3:24 declares 'The Lord is my portion' in affliction, mirroring Job's hopeful trust in God despite devastating circumstances.

Isaiah 50:10 calls those walking in darkness to trust in God's name—directly paralleling Job's trust when he faces God's slaying hand.

Psalm 73:26 Parallel

In Psalm 73:26, trust in God as strength despite failing flesh echoes Job's trust even if slain.

Psalm 71:14 Parallel

In Psalm 71:14, the psalmist's determination to hope continually parallels Job's 'yet will I hope in him'.

Psalm 62:8 Parallel

In Psalm 62:8, the call to trust at all times parallels Job's resolve to trust even when slain.

Psalm 138:7 Parallel

Psalm 138:7 expresses trust that God will revive and save in trouble, echoing Job's resolve to trust even amid mortal danger.

In Proverbs 14:32, the righteous have hope in death, paralleling Job's trust in God even when slain — a shared confidence in God beyond mortality.

Psalm 42:5 Parallel

In Psalm 42:5, the exhortation to hope in God resembles Job's declaration of trust despite suffering.

Matthew 15:28 commends the Canaanite woman's great faith that persists despite initial rejection—similar resilient trust in God's goodness.

Psalm 39:7 Parallel

In Psalm 39:7, the psalmist's hope in God mirrors Job's trust even if slain.

Psalm 23:4 Parallel

Psalm 23:4 expresses similar trust in God's presence through the valley of death, though in a more pastoral setting.

1 Samuel 30:6 shows David strengthening himself in the LORD when distressed, paralleling Job's resolve to trust even if slain.

Proverbs 3:5 Related theme

Proverbs 3:5 commands wholehearted trust in the Lord, a general principle embodied specifically in Job's unwavering faith despite death.