Job 29:3

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

Cross-reference

Job 18:6 Contrast

Job 18:6 says the wicked's candle is put out — contrasting with the light Job once enjoyed from God.

Job 13:24 Contrast

Job 13:24 contrasts sharply: Job laments God hiding His face, opposite of the light that once shone on him.

Job 16:12 Contrast

Job 16:12 describes God breaking him while at ease, contrasting the past blessing of light and safety in Job 29:3.

Job 21:17 Parallel

Job 21:17 questions how often the wicked's candle is put out — using the same light imagery Job applies to his past.

Job 22:28 Parallel

In Job 22:28, Eliphaz promises that light will shine on your ways if you repent — echoing Job's past experience of God's guiding light.

Psalm 18:28 Parallel

Psalm 18:28 affirms God lights the candle and enlightens darkness — the same divine action Job recalls here.

Psalm 27:1 Parallel

Psalm 27:1 declares 'The LORD is my light' — directly identifying God as the light that Job says shone upon him.

John 12:46 Typology

John 12:46 states Jesus came as light so believers won't remain in darkness — echoing Job's reliance on God's light to walk through darkness.

John 8:12 Typology

In John 8:12, Jesus claims to be the light of the world, promising no darkness for followers — fulfilling the OT pattern of God's guiding light seen in Job.

In 2 Samuel 22:29, David uses the same lamp/light metaphor for God's guidance through darkness, echoing Job's past experience.

Psalm 89:15 Parallel

Psalm 89:15 speaks of walking in the light of God's face, closely paralleling Job's walk by God's light.

Psalm 119:105 uses lamp and light for God's word guiding steps, similar to Job's lamp shining for his path.

Ephesians 5:14 quotes 'Christ will shine on you' — a promise of illumination that recalls Job's experience of God's lamp shining on him.

Ephesians 5:8 calls believers to walk as children of light, having been darkness — a transformation that mirrors Job's walk by God's light.

Isaiah 50:10 encourages those in darkness to trust, while Job recalls having light; thematic parallel on walking in darkness.

Proverbs 24:20 says the evil man's candle is put out — a general proverb that contrasts with Job's past light.

Proverbs 13:9 says the righteous' light rejoices — aligning with Job's memory of God's light on him.

Psalm 36:9 Parallel

Psalm 36:9 declares that in God's light we see light, a parallel to Job's memory of walking by God's light.

Psalm 23:4 Parallel

Psalm 23:4 describes walking through the valley of darkness with God's presence — similar to Job's walk through darkness by God's light.

Psalm 4:6 Parallel

Psalm 4:6 prays for God to lift up the light of His face — a request for the same divine favor Job once enjoyed.

Psalm 84:11 Related theme

Psalm 84:11 calls God a sun and shield — reinforcing the image of God as the source of light and protection Job experienced.