Job 37:23

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.

Cross-reference

Job 9:19 Parallel

In Job 9:19, Job similarly declares God's unmatched power and justice, reinforcing the theme of divine inaccessibility from Job 37:23.

Job 11:7 Parallel

In Job 11:7, Zophar asks if one can find out the deep things of God, echoing the same inability to find the Almighty.

Job 16:7-17 describes God's harsh treatment of Job, seemingly contradicting the assertion in Job 37:23 that God will not violate justice.

Job 26:14 Parallel

In Job 26:14, only the outskirts of God's ways are heard—a whisper—reinforcing that we cannot fully grasp His power.

Job 36:5 Parallel

In Job 36:5, Elihu declares God's might and understanding, closely paralleling the power and justice in Job 37:23.

Job 36:26 Parallel

In Job 36:26, Elihu says God is great and we know him not, directly paralleling the theme of God's incomprehensibility.

Job 9:4 Parallel

In Job 9:4, Job declares God wise and mighty—no one can resist Him—paralleling the power and justice in Job 37:23.

Job 9:10 Parallel

Job 9:10 declares God's works are unsearchable, echoing Job 37:23's statement that we cannot find the Almighty.

Job 34:10 Parallel

In Job 34:10, Elihu similarly affirms God's perfect justice — reinforcing that the Almighty never does wrong.

Job 12:13 Parallel

In Job 12:13, Job affirms God's wisdom and might, complementing the power and justice emphasized in Job 37:23.

In 1 Timothy 6:16, God dwells in unapproachable light whom no one has seen, reinforcing that we cannot find or approach Him.

In Romans 11:33, Paul exclaims God's judgments are unsearchable and ways inscrutable, directly echoing Job's theme of divine hiddenness.

Luke 10:22 Contrast

In Luke 10:22, Jesus reveals that only the Son knows the Father—contrasting Job's claim that we cannot find God with NT revelation.

Lamentations 3:33 states God does not willingly afflict, reinforcing Job 37:23's claim that God will not violate justice.

In Ecclesiastes 3:11, man cannot find out what God has done, using the same 'cannot find' language as Job 37:23.

In Proverbs 30:4, rhetorical questions about God's power and name highlight His transcendence, just as Job 37:23 says we cannot find Him.

Psalm 99:4 Parallel

In Psalm 99:4, God's love for justice and righteousness directly echoes the 'justice and abundant righteousness' in Job 37:23.

In Ecclesiastes 11:5, the mystery of God's work is compared to unknown natural processes — echoing the hiddenness of the Almighty here.

In Jeremiah 10:7, God's unmatched greatness inspires fear — a natural response to the Almighty's power and justice described here.

Psalm 62:11 Parallel

In Psalm 62:11, the psalmist affirms that power belongs to God, echoing the 'great in power' from Job 37:23.

Psalm 36:6 Parallel

In Psalm 36:6, God's righteousness is compared to mountains and judgments to the deep — similar to the abundant righteousness and power of the Almighty here.

Psalm 93:1 Parallel

In Psalm 93:1, God's strength and majesty parallel the power and righteousness in Job 37:23.

Psalm 66:3 Parallel

In Psalm 66:3, God's awesome power causes enemies to submit, similar to the 'great in power' in Job 37:23.

Psalm 65:6 Parallel

In Psalm 65:6, God's strength in establishing mountains mirrors the 'great in power' from Job 37:23.