Job 32:13

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

Cross-references

Job 12:2 Allusion

In Job 12:2, Job sarcastically mocks the friends' claim to exclusive wisdom — directly echoed in Elihu's warning here.

In Job 15:8-10, Eliphaz claims the friends have superior wisdom — the very attitude Elihu warns against here.

Job 1:21 Contrast

Job 1:21 shows Job's humble acceptance of God's sovereignty, contrasting with the pride of claiming wisdom that Elihu warns against.

Job 2:10 Parallel

Job 2:10 demonstrates Job's submission to both good and evil from God, reinforcing the humility Elihu urges instead of boasting in wisdom.

Isaiah 5:21 Parallel

In Isaiah 5:21, a woe against those wise in their own eyes — directly parallels Elihu's warning against claiming wisdom.

Jeremiah 9:23 warns against boasting in human wisdom, echoing Elihu's point that only God can truly vanquish—not man's wisdom.

1 Corinthians 1:19-21 quotes Isaiah to show God destroys human wisdom, reinforcing Elihu's point that God, not human reasoning, prevails.

1 Corinthians 1:27-29 says God chooses the foolish to shame the wise, so no one boasts—directly echoing Elihu's warning against claiming wisdom.

1 Corinthians 3:18 warns against thinking oneself wise in this age, mirroring Elihu's call to abandon human claims of wisdom before God.

Judges 7:2 Parallel

In Judges 7:2, God reduces Gideon's army to prevent Israel boasting — parallel warning against human pride here.

In Genesis 14:23, Abram refuses to let anyone claim they made him rich — similar warning against human boasting here.

Isaiah 48:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 48:5, God foretold events to prevent Israel crediting idols — similar warning against misattributing credit here.

Isaiah 48:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 48:7, God creates new things so Israel cannot claim prior knowledge — parallel warning against claiming wisdom here.

Ezekiel 28:3 mocks the king of Tyre's self-proclaimed wisdom, paralleling Elihu's warning against claiming wisdom that belongs to God alone.

John 19:11 Parallel

In John 19:11, Jesus says all authority comes from above—echoing the theme that God, not man, has ultimate power over Job's situation.

In Zechariah 12:7, God saves Judah first to prevent Jerusalem's pride — similar theme of preventing human boasting here.