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 Parallel

Job 34:5 is Elihu's earlier quote of Job saying 'I am innocent, but God denies me justice' — the same claim cited here.

Job 40:8 Parallel

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 Parallel

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 Citation

Job 11:4 quotes Job saying 'My beliefs are flawless' — the same self-righteous claim Elihu references here.

Job 15:6 Parallel

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 Historical context

Job 32:2 introduces Elihu's anger at Job for justifying himself rather than God — the very issue raised here.

Job 33:12 Parallel

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 Historical context

Job 34:37 accuses Job of multiplying words against God — a continuation of Elihu's critique of Job's self-justification.

Job 10:7 Parallel

Job 10:7 asserts Job's innocence before God — the very claim Elihu challenges in this verse.

Job 16:17 Parallel

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 Parallel

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.