Job 4:2

If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

Cross-references

In Job 32:18-20, Elihu echoes Eliphaz's compulsion to speak, using similar imagery of being unable to hold in words.

Job 2:13 Contrast

In Job 2:13, the friends sat in silence for seven days, contrasting with Eliphaz's decision here to break that silence and speak.

Job 20:2 Parallel

In Job 20:2, Zophar similarly expresses an inner urgency to answer Job, echoing Eliphaz's hesitation about speaking.

Job 29:9 Contrast

In Job 29:9, Job recalls princes keeping silent before him — contrasting with Eliphaz's hesitant speech here.

In Jeremiah 6:11, the prophet is weary of holding in God's wrath, paralleling Eliphaz's inability to withhold his own words.

In Jeremiah 20:9, the prophet feels a burning fire compelling him to speak, similar to Eliphaz's compulsion to speak here.

Acts 4:20 Parallel

In Acts 4:20, the apostles cannot help speaking about what they witnessed, paralleling Eliphaz's 'who can withhold himself?' here.