Job 34:30

That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.

Cross-reference

Job 34:21 Parallel

Job 34:21 states God sees all man's ways — the basis for why He can prevent hypocrites from reigning in verse 30. Direct contextual support.

1 Kings 12:28–30 Historical context

1 Kings 12:28-30 shows Jeroboam's golden calves — a godless king leading Israel into idolatry, directly illustrating the ensnaring warned against here.

2 Kings 21:9 Historical context

2 Kings 21:9 describes Manasseh leading Judah into greater evil than the nations — a godless ruler ensnaring the people, matching this warning.

Hosea 13:11 Related theme

Hosea 13:11 says God gave a king in anger — directly about a godless ruler as judgment, aligning with the warning against such reign.

Micah 6:16 Historical context

Micah 6:16 condemns following Omri and Ahab's statutes — a godless dynasty ensnaring Israel, illustrating the danger of godless rulers.

2 Thessalonians 2:4-11 describes the man of lawlessness deceiving many — a future godless ruler who ensnares the world, fulfilling this principle.

Revelation 13:11-14 depicts a deceptive beast who ensnares the earth — a concrete example of the godless reign Job 34:30 warns against.

Proverbs 11:9 shows the godless destroying others with words — echoing the ensnaring effect of godless rulers in Job 34:30.