Job 21:14

Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

Cross-reference

Job 22:17 Citation

In Job 22:17, Eliphaz quotes the wicked saying 'Depart from us!' — the exact same words as here, showing rejection of God.

Job 18:21 Contrast

In Job 18:21, Bildad declares the wicked will be destroyed — contrasting with their apparent prosperity in Job 21:14.

Job 34:9 Parallel

In Job 34:9, Elihu quotes the same cynical view that serving God is pointless — matching the wicked's words here.

Romans 8:7 Parallel

Romans 8:7 describes the fleshly mind as hostile to God, unable to submit—same attitude as the wicked in Job.

Luke 8:37 Parallel

In Luke 8:37, the Gerasenes ask Jesus to leave, directly mirroring the wicked's 'Depart from us' in Job.

John 3:19 Parallel

John 3:19 says people loved darkness rather than light, paralleling the wicked's rejection of God's ways.

John 3:20 Parallel

John 3:20 describes sinners hating the light and avoiding exposure — the same rejection of God's ways seen in Job 21:14.

John 8:45-47 shows those not of God refusing to hear truth — mirroring the refusal to know God's ways in Job 21:14.

Proverbs 1:29 says they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD—identical to Job's wicked.

Proverbs 1:22 says fools hate knowledge, directly echoing the wicked's lack of desire for God's ways.

John 15:24 Parallel

John 15:24 says they have seen and hated both Jesus and the Father, directly paralleling the wicked's hatred of God's ways.

Romans 1:28 Parallel

Romans 1:28 describes people who did not acknowledge God — the same deliberate rejection of divine knowledge as in Job 21:14.

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 speaks of refusing to love the truth — parallel to the rejection of God's knowledge in Job 21:14.

2 Timothy 4:3 warns of people who will not endure sound teaching — akin to not desiring knowledge of God's ways in Job 21:14.

2 Timothy 4:4 describes turning away from truth to myths — the same turning from God's ways as in Job 21:14.

Hebrews 11:6 states that without faith one cannot please God, contrasting with those in Job who reject knowing His ways.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 describes eternal destruction away from God's presence — the very separation the wicked in Job desire.

Hebrews 3:12 warns against an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from God — exactly the heart described in Job 21:14.

Mark 5:17 Parallel

Mark 5:17 records the same event as Matthew 8:34—people begging Jesus to depart, mirroring Job's rejection.

Matthew 8:34 has the townspeople begging Jesus to leave, a direct echo of the wicked's 'depart from us' in Job.

Jeremiah 9:6 directly states they 'refuse to know Me,' a near-identical parallel to Job's 'do not desire knowledge of Your ways.'

In Psalm 119:155, the wicked do not seek God's statutes — directly parallel to the rejection of God's ways in Job 21:14.

In Psalm 119:150, the wicked are far from God's law — echoing the same distance from God expressed in Job 21:14.

Psalm 73:27 Contrast

In Psalm 73:27, the psalmist declares the wicked will perish — contrasting with their prosperity in Job 21:14.

Jeremiah 44:16 has the people refusing to listen to God's word, matching the defiant rejection in Job.

Proverbs 1:7 says fools despise wisdom and instruction, matching the wicked's rejection of knowledge of God's ways.

Psalm 12:4 Parallel

In Psalm 12:4, the wicked boast of their own power — a similar rejection of God's authority as in Job 21:14.

Judges 2:10 Contrast

Judges 2:10 describes a generation that did not know the Lord — a passive ignorance, while Job 21:14 shows active rejection of knowing His ways.

Hosea 7:13 Parallel

Hosea 7:13 laments that they have strayed and rebelled against God, similar to the wicked's 'depart from us' in Job.

Isaiah 43:22 shows Israel weary of God and not calling on Him, echoing the same rejection of God seen in Job.

Proverbs 15:12 describes a scoffer who rejects correction, mirroring the wicked's refusal to know God's ways in Job.

Psalm 94:4 Parallel

In Psalm 94:4, the wicked boast arrogantly — similar to the rejection of God's ways in Job 21:14.

Psalm 73:9 Parallel

In Psalm 73:9, the wicked speak arrogantly against heaven — parallel to the rejection of God's ways here.

Psalm 10:4 Parallel

In Psalm 10:4, the wicked in pride do not seek God — similar to those here who tell God to depart.