Job 15:31

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

Cross-reference

Job 4:8 Parallel

In Job 4:8, Eliphaz states the same principle — those who sow trouble reap it — matching the recompense of emptiness.

Job 12:16 Parallel

Job 12:16 mentions both the deceived and the deceiver being under God's control, relating to Job 15:31's warning to the deceived not to trust vanity.

Isaiah 44:20 describes a deceived heart feeding on ashes and trusting lies — strongly parallels Job 15:31's warning against trusting in vanity.

Hosea 8:7 Parallel

Hosea 8:7 vividly depicts sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind — a direct parallel to trusting emptiness and receiving emptiness as wages.

Ephesians 5:6 echoes the warning against empty deception — here too, emptiness leads to divine judgment.

Proverbs 22:8 reinforces the sowing-reaping principle — injustice yields calamity, similar to emptiness yielding emptiness.

Isaiah 59:4 Parallel

Isaiah 59:4 describes relying on empty pleas and lies — similar deception and emptiness as recompense.

Jonah 2:8 Parallel

Jonah 2:8 says those who trust vain idols forsake true hope — parallel to trusting emptiness and getting emptiness.

Galatians 6:7 reinforces the principle of reaping what you sow — here, trusting emptiness yields emptiness as wages.

Galatians 6:8 applies the same sowing-reaping principle: trusting emptiness yields emptiness, just as sowing to flesh reaps corruption.

Psalm 62:10 Parallel

Psalm 62:10 warns against trusting in vain things like riches — similar to not trusting in emptiness.

Galatians 6:3 warns against self-deception about one's own importance, similar to Job 15:31's caution against the deceived trusting in empty things.