Job 13:7

Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

Cross-reference

Job 4:7 Contrast

In Job 4:7, Eliphaz exemplifies the false speech Job condemns — assuming suffering equals guilt.

In Job 11:2-4, Zophar accuses Job of false doctrine, another instance of speaking deceitfully for God.

Job 27:4 Contrast

In Job 27:4, Job asserts he will not speak deceit — a direct contrast to the friends' deceitful speech he condemns in 13:7.

Job 36:2 Allusion

In Job 36:2, Elihu says he will speak on God's behalf — echoing the phrase from 13:7, but claiming to do so truly.

Job 32:21 Contrast

In Job 32:21, Elihu vows not to flatter, contrasting with the friends' deceitful defense of God.

Job 32:22 Contrast

In Job 32:22, Elihu claims inability to flatter, further contrasting with the dishonesty Job condemns.

Job 36:4 Contrast

In Job 36:4, Elihu declares his words are true, directly opposing the false speech Job rebukes.

In 2 Corinthians 4:2, Paul renounces deception and distorting God's word, directly opposite the deceitful speech Job condemns.

1 Corinthians 15:15 directly accuses false witnesses about God, echoing Job's charge that the friends speak wickedly for God.

In Genesis 27:20, Jacob lies about God's help to deceive Isaac — parallel to Job's charge of speaking deceitfully on God's behalf.

John 16:2 Parallel

In John 16:2, Jesus warns of persecutors who think they serve God — parallel to friends speaking falsely for God.

In Romans 3:5-8, Paul confronts those who twist God's justice to excuse sin — akin to speaking deceitfully for God.

Proverbs 30:6 warns against adding to God's words, paralleling Job's charge that the friends speak deceitfully for God.