Job 34:36

My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

Cross-references

Job 34:8 Parallel

In Job 34:8, Elihu accuses Job of keeping company with evildoers — part of the same condemnation as verse 36.

Job 34:9 Parallel

In Job 34:9, Elihu quotes Job saying it profits nothing to please God — the 'wicked answer' that prompts the testing wish in verse 36.

Job 21:7 Parallel

In Job 21:7, Job questions why the wicked prosper — exactly the kind of 'answers for wicked men' Elihu condemns here.

Psalm 17:3 Contrast

In Psalm 17:3, David claims testing proves his innocence — contrasting Elihu's desire to prove Job guilty.