Job 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Cross-reference
Exodus 23:2 commands not to follow the crowd to do evil—directly parallel to Job's refusal to let fear of the multitude cause him to hide sin.
Proverbs 29:25 warns that fear of man is a snare—Job acknowledges this fear but claims he did not let it lead him to sin.
Jeremiah 38:19 has Zedekiah explicitly afraid of the Judeans—directly parallels Job's fear of the multitude, but Zedekiah succumbs while Job resists.
Matthew 27:20-26 shows Pilate yielding to the crowd's demand—a strong contrast to Job's claim of not letting fear of the multitude cause him to sin.
Deuteronomy 1:17 commands not to be intimidated by anyone—directly opposing Job's fear of the multitude that made him silent.
1 Samuel 15:24 has Saul confessing he sinned because he feared the people—Job claims he did not sin from that same fear.
Esther 4:14 urges Esther not to keep silent — directly parallel to Job's assertion that he did not keep silent out of fear.
Nehemiah 5:7 shows Nehemiah confronting nobles for exploitation — a parallel to Job's refusal to be silenced by fear of the powerful.
Nehemiah 13:11 shows Nehemiah confronting officials without fear—opposite to Job's silence from fear of the multitude.
Jeremiah 38:9 records Ebed-melech speaking up to rescue Jeremiah—contrasting Job's silence due to fear of people.