Job 21:7

Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Cross-reference

Job 12:6 Parallel

Job 12:6 makes the same complaint—the wicked are secure and at peace—reinforcing Job's question.

Job 9:24 Parallel

Job 9:24 states the wicked control the land — a parallel complaint from Job himself about wicked power.

Job 36:6 Contrast

Job 36:6 says God does not keep the wicked alive — directly contradicting Job's observation in 21:7.

Psalm 37:35 Parallel

Psalm 37:35 observes a wicked man flourishing like a green tree—directly supporting Job's observation of their power.

Psalm 73:3-12 directly parallels Job's struggle—the wicked prosper, are healthy, and free from trouble.

Jeremiah 12:1-3 asks the same question—'Why does the way of the wicked prosper?'—mirroring Job's complaint.

Psalm 17:14 Parallel

Psalm 17:14 describes the wicked whose reward is in this life — a direct parallel to Job's complaint about their prosperity.

Psalm 37:7 Parallel

Psalm 37:7 counsels not to fret over wicked success — addressing the same issue Job laments, but with a call to patience.

Psalm 73:6 Parallel

Psalm 73:6 describes the pride and violence of the prosperous wicked, mirroring Job's complaint about their success.

Ecclesiastes 7:15 directly states the same paradox: wicked live long in their wickedness, confirming Job's experience.

Habakkuk 1:4 laments that wicked hem in the righteous and justice is perverted, directly paralleling Job's complaint.

Malachi 3:15 says evildoers prosper and escape, exactly the problem Job raises about wicked living on.

Psalm 92:7 Parallel

Psalm 92:7 acknowledges wicked flourish but promises their destruction, echoing Job's observation with a different conclusion.

Ecclesiastes 9:2 says righteous and wicked share same fate, broadening Job's question about why wicked live long.