In Job 17:10, Job concludes that none of his friends are wise, directly echoing the claim that God hid understanding from them.

Job 12:2 mocks the friends' self-perceived wisdom, reinforcing Job 17:4's claim that God has closed their understanding.

Job 12:20 states God takes away discernment from elders, directly parallel to God closing hearts to understanding in Job 17:4.

Job 12:24 says God takes away understanding from leaders, matching the theme of God withholding insight in Job 17:4.

In Job 18:3, Bildad reacts defensively to the charge of ignorance, asking if they are beasts — a contrast to the claim of hidden understanding.

In Job 39:17, God deprives the ostrich of wisdom, mirroring the same divine withholding of understanding from Job's friends.

Isaiah 19:14 describes God mingling a spirit of confusion, directly paralleling God closing hearts to understanding in Job 17:4.

Matthew 11:25 has Jesus thanking the Father for hiding things from the wise, echoing God's action of closing hearts in Job 17:4.

Matthew 13:11 says knowledge is given to some but not others, matching Job 17:4 where God withholds understanding from Job's friends.

Romans 11:8 quotes God giving a spirit of stupor, directly parallel to God closing hearts to understanding in Job 17:4.

In 2 Samuel 17:14, the LORD defeats Ahithophel's counsel, mirroring how God closes hearts to understanding in Job 17:4.

2 Samuel 15:31 shows David praying for God to turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness, similar to Job's claim that God hides understanding.

1 Corinthians 1:20 says God made worldly wisdom foolish, a broader parallel to God closing hearts in Job 17:4, though less direct.