Job 32:3 explains the friends had no answer — the very reason Elihu says none refuted Job in 32:12.

Job 32:4 explains why Elihu waited — out of respect for age — while here he notes their failure to convince Job.

Job 5:27 is Eliphaz's confident conclusion — an example of the friends' inadequate answers Elihu found lacking.

Job 29:21 recalls people waiting for Job's counsel — contrasting with Elihu finding no one who could answer Job.

In Job 33:5, Elihu directly challenges Job to answer him, shifting from his critique of the friends here.

1 Timothy 1:7 describes teachers who lack understanding — a parallel to the friends who failed to answer Job.