Job 4:4

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

Cross-reference

Job 16:5 Allusion

In Job 16:5, Job claims he could strengthen others with his mouth, directly echoing the role Eliphaz described for him.

Job 26:2 Contrast

Job 26:2 sarcastically asks how Eliphaz has helped the weak, reversing the praise of Job's past support.

Job 6:14 Parallel

Job 6:14 urges kindness to a friend, echoing the supportive words Eliphaz says Job once offered to the stumbling.

Job 29:25 Parallel

Job 29:25 recalls Job as a comforter of mourners, paralleling the strengthening role described in Eliphaz's speech.

Psalm 145:14 attributes to God the same upholding of the falling that Job’s words accomplish — divine parallel to human comfort.

Proverbs 16:24 compares gracious words to honeycomb bringing health — Job’s words that make firm feeble knees are exactly that.

Isaiah 35:3 Allusion

Isaiah 35:3 uses the exact phrase 'make firm the feeble knees' — a direct parallel to the action of Job’s words.

Daniel 5:6 Contrast

Daniel 5:6 describes Belshazzar’s knees knocking in terror — the opposite of the feeble knees strengthened by Job’s words.

1 Thessalonians 5:14 commands encouraging the fainthearted and helping the weak — exactly what Job’s words accomplish here.

Hebrews 12:12 directly quotes this image of strengthening weak knees, applying it to Christian perseverance.

Ecclesiastes 4:10 directly parallels lifting a fallen companion — the same image of helping the stumbling when they fall.

Ezekiel 21:7 describes knees becoming weak from fear — the opposite of strengthening feeble knees in Job 4:4.

Galatians 6:1 instructs restoring a brother caught in sin — mirrors Job's past work of upholding the stumbling.

Revelation 3:2 commands strengthening what is about to die — echoes Job's making firm feeble knees.

In 1 Samuel 23:16, Jonathan strengthens David's hand in God—a parallel act of encouraging the distressed.

Proverbs 12:18 contrasts harmful words with the healing tongue — Job’s words here exemplify the wise, healing speech.