Job 4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Cross-reference
In Job 8:3, Bildad asks if God perverts justice, directly echoing the question of man's righteousness before God in Job 4:17.
In Job 9:2, Job agrees that no man can be righteous before God, affirming the rhetorical question posed in Job 4:17.
Job 14:4 reinforces this — no one can bring purity from impurity, affirming human uncleanness.
In Job 15:14, Eliphaz repeats the same question about human purity — directly paralleling this verse.
Job 25:4 asks the same question about human righteousness before God — a clear parallel.
In Job 40:8, God asks if Job will condemn Him to be justified, directly confronting the question of man's justice in Job 4:17.
In Job 9:20, Job argues even if blameless, God would condemn — reinforcing the impossibility of being pure before God.
In Job 35:2, Elihu quotes Job's claim to be right before God, challenging the assumption in Job 4:17 that man cannot be just.
Psalm 143:2 directly echoes this: 'no one living is righteous before you' — reinforcing that no human can stand in God's judgment.
Ecclesiastes 7:20 states plainly: 'there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins' — supporting Job's claim.
Romans 3:4-7 argues that human unrighteousness highlights God's truthfulness, directly engaging Job's dilemma.
Romans 9:20 rebukes questioning God — 'who are you, O man, to answer back?' — echoing Job's context.