Job 15:14

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Cross-reference

Job 9:2 Parallel

Job 9:2 asks the same question about human righteousness before God — Eliphaz echoes Job's own earlier words.

Job 14:4 Parallel

Job 14:4 states no one can bring clean from unclean — reinforcing Eliphaz's point about man's impurity.

Job 25:4-6 repeats the same question and imagery of man born of woman — a later echo of Eliphaz's theme.

Job 4:17 Parallel

In Job 4:17, Eliphaz earlier asks the same question about mortal righteousness, forming a direct parallel within the dialogue.

Job 14:1 Parallel

In Job 14:1, Job himself uses 'born of a woman' to describe human frailty and trouble, echoing the same phrase.

Proverbs 20:9 poses the same rhetorical question — no one can claim a pure heart, reinforcing Job's point about human inability to be righteous.

1 John 1:8–10 Related theme

In 1 John 1:8-10, the apostle affirms universal sinfulness, directly aligning with the rhetorical question about human purity.

Galatians 3:22 declares all are imprisoned under sin — confirming the universal sinful condition implied in Job's rhetorical question.

Romans 7:18 Parallel

Romans 7:18 confesses no good dwells in human flesh — echoing Job's assertion that man born of woman cannot be righteous.

Ecclesiastes 7:20 states plainly that no one is sinless — confirming the premise behind Job's rhetorical question.

1 Kings 8:46 affirms that no one is without sin — supporting Eliphaz's claim of universal human unrighteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:36 echoes the same universal sinfulness — Solomon admits no one is without sin, just as Job's question implies human impurity.

Psalm 51:5 Parallel

Psalm 51:5 traces sin to conception, explaining why no one born of woman can be pure — exactly the point of Job's question.

Psalm 14:3 Parallel

Psalm 14:3 declares no one does good — directly affirming Job's implication that no human is pure or righteous.

Luke 18:19 Parallel

Luke 18:19 states no one is good except God alone, paralleling Job's point that man cannot be pure or righteous.

Philippians 3:9 speaks of righteousness not from self but from God — directly addressing the lack of human righteousness implied in Job 15:14.

Romans 3:10 Citation

Romans 3:10 directly states 'there is none righteous' — a clear parallel to Eliphaz's rhetorical question about human righteousness.

Psalm 58:3 Related theme

In Psalm 58:3, the psalmist states the wicked go astray from birth, directly reinforcing the idea of innate sinfulness.

Mark 7:21 Parallel

Mark 7:21 lists evil thoughts from within, confirming Job's view that humans cannot be pure by nature.

Jeremiah 17:9 describes the heart as deceitful and sick, paralleling Job's claim that no one born of woman can be pure.

Isaiah 64:6 Parallel

Isaiah 64:6 declares all our righteous deeds are filthy, strongly reinforcing the universal sinfulness in Job.

In Genesis 8:21, God declares man's heart evil from youth, directly supporting Eliphaz's claim that no one is pure.

Psalm 143:2 Parallel

Psalm 143:2 echoes that no living person is righteous before God, reinforcing Job's point about human impurity.

Psalm 130:3 Parallel

In Psalm 130:3, the psalmist asks who could stand if God marked iniquities, paralleling the question of human purity.

Hebrews 2:6 Citation

Hebrews 2:6 quotes the same opening question 'What is man?' but in a different context about God's care, not righteousness.

1 Corinthians 4:4 Related theme

1 Corinthians 4:4 acknowledges Paul is not justified by his own conscience — consistent with the idea that no one is inherently righteous.

Titus 3:5 Related theme

Titus 3:5 declares salvation not by works of righteousness — echoing the insufficiency of human righteousness in Job 15:14.