Job 18:15 continues the same description of the wicked's fate, with sulfur scattered over his dwelling — a direct sequential parallel.

Job 15:23 similarly describes the wicked's calamity and hunger, directly paralleling the personified disaster in Job 18:12.

Job 15:24 depicts distress and terror overwhelming the wicked, mirroring the calamity ready for him in Job 18:12.

Psalm 34:10 promises the righteous lack no good thing, contrasting with Job 18:12 where calamity is hungry for the wicked.

2 Peter 2:3 says their destruction is not asleep, reinforcing the idea that judgment is imminent for the wicked.

Psalm 7:12-14 depicts God whetting his sword and readying arrows for the unrepentant, matching the 'destruction is ready' theme.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 warns of sudden destruction when people say 'peace and security', similar to calamity being ready at the wicked's side.