Job 21:9

Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

Cross-references

Job 9:34 Contrast

In Job 9:34, Job longs for God's rod to be removed from him — exactly what the wicked enjoy in Job 21:9, contrasting his suffering with their ease.

Job 15:21 Contrast

In Job 15:21, Eliphaz says the wicked hear terrifying sounds — opposite of the safe houses here.

Job 18:11 Contrast

In Job 18:11, Bildad says terrors chase the wicked — directly opposite to the fearlessness here.

Psalm 73:5 Parallel

Psalm 73:5 echoes the same observation: the wicked are free from trouble and divine punishment, just as Job describes.

Psalm 73:19 Contrast

In Psalm 73:19, the wicked are destroyed by terrors — contrasting with the safety described here.

In Isaiah 57:21, the wicked have no peace — directly opposite to the peace and safety here.

Luke 17:27 Parallel

Luke 17:27 shows people living carefree before sudden judgment — similar to the false security of the wicked in Job 21:9.