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

Job 18:5 Parallel

In Job 18:5, Bildad asserts the same proverb that Job here questions — the lamp of the wicked is put out.

Job 18:6 Parallel

In Job 18:6, the lamp of the wicked is put out — the traditional view Job is disputing.

Job 18:18 Parallel

In Job 18:18, the wicked are thrust from light — same imagery of darkness that Job questions.

Job 29:3 Parallel

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 Contrast

Psalm 32:10 asserts the wicked have many sorrows — directly opposing Job's rhetorical question implying they often escape.

Romans 2:8 Contrast

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 Contrast

Romans 2:9 promises tribulation for every evildoer — a direct affirmation that the wicked face distress, addressing Job's query.