Job 35:2
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
Cross-reference
In Job 27:2-6, Job insists on his integrity and that God has denied him justice, directly echoing the claim Elihu quotes here.
Job 34:5 is Elihu's earlier quote of Job saying 'I am innocent, but God denies me justice' — the same claim cited here.
In Job 40:8, God challenges Job: 'Would you condemn me to justify yourself?' — a direct rebuke of the attitude Elihu quotes.
Job 4:17 asks 'Can a mortal be more righteous than God?' — directly opposing Job's claim that he is right and God is not.
Job 11:4 quotes Job saying 'My beliefs are flawless' — the same self-righteous claim Elihu references here.
In Job 15:6, Eliphaz says Job's own mouth condemns him — a parallel to Elihu using Job's words against him here.
Job 32:2 introduces Elihu's anger at Job for justifying himself rather than God — the very issue raised here.
Job 33:12 has Elihu telling Job 'in this you are not right' — a direct contradiction of Job's claim quoted here.
Job 34:37 accuses Job of multiplying words against God — a continuation of Elihu's critique of Job's self-justification.
Job 10:7 asserts Job's innocence before God — the very claim Elihu challenges in this verse.
Job 16:17 declares Job's hands are clean — echoing his claim of righteousness that Elihu questions.
Ezekiel 18:25 echoes the same accusation — people saying God's way is unjust — directly paralleling Job's claim that God is unfair.
Ezekiel 33:17 repeats the charge that God's way is not just, mirroring Job's complaint about divine injustice.
Romans 9:14 directly asks 'Is there injustice on God's part?' and answers no, addressing the very issue Job raises.
In Matthew 20:13, the landowner responds to a complaint of unfairness, illustrating the same tension between human perception of justice and God's sovereignty.