Job 21:17
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Cross-references
In Job 18:5, Bildad asserts the same proverb that Job here questions — the lamp of the wicked is put out.
In Job 18:6, the lamp of the wicked is put out — the traditional view Job is disputing.
In Job 18:18, the wicked are thrust from light — same imagery of darkness that Job questions.
Job 29:3 recalls when Job's lamp shone — contrasting with the wicked's lamp being put out in 21:17, using the same imagery.
In Proverbs 13:9, the lamp of the wicked will be put out — the exact proverb Job challenges.
In Proverbs 20:20, cursing parents leads to lamp put out — similar metaphor Job questions.
In Proverbs 24:20, the lamp of the wicked will be put out — another proverb Job disputes.
Ecclesiastes 8:14 observes the same injustice — wicked prosper while righteous suffer — directly paralleling Job's complaint.
Revelation 18:23 uses the same 'lamp put out' image for Babylon's final judgment — answering Job's doubt with certainty.
Psalm 32:10 asserts the wicked have many sorrows — directly opposing Job's rhetorical question implying they often escape.
Romans 2:8 declares wrath and fury for the disobedient — reinforcing that God does punish the wicked, contrary to Job's doubt.
Romans 2:9 promises tribulation for every evildoer — a direct affirmation that the wicked face distress, addressing Job's query.