Job 27:16

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

Cross-reference

Job 15:29 Contrast

Job 15:29 says the wicked will not be rich — directly opposing Job 27:16's claim that they do heap up silver.

Job 22:24 Parallel

Job 22:24 uses the same 'gold in dust' imagery — urging repentance, while Job 27:16 describes the wicked's hoarding of silver.

Habakkuk 2:6 pronounces woe on those who heap up ill-gotten wealth — directly parallel to Job 27:16's heaping up silver.

Zechariah 9:3 uses the exact phrase 'heaped up silver like dust' for Tyre — mirroring Job 27:16's description of the wicked.

Psalm 39:6 Allusion

Psalm 39:6 echoes the same image: heaping up wealth without knowing who will gather it — a parallel on the futility of accumulation.

Matthew 6:19 warns against storing earthly treasures — contrasting with Job 27:16's wicked who heap up silver and clothing.

James 5:2 Parallel

James 5:2 speaks of moth-eaten garments as judgment on hoarded wealth — echoing Job 27:16's piling up of clothing.

1 Kings 10:27 describes Solomon's silver as common as stone — similar to Job 27:16's silver like dust, but for a righteous king.

Psalm 62:10 Related theme

Psalm 62:10 warns against setting heart on riches — a moral caution that complements the description of heaping silver.

Proverbs 12:3 states wickedness cannot establish a person — contrasting with the wicked's apparent success in heaping wealth.