Job 4:7
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Cross-references
In Job 9:22, Job asserts God destroys both blameless and wicked—directly contradicting Eliphaz's claim that the innocent never perish.
In Job 9:23, Job says God mocks the despair of the innocent—another contradiction of Eliphaz's principle.
Job 8:6 by Bildad repeats the retributive assumption — if you are upright, God will prosper you, echoing Eliphaz's claim.
Job 8:20 reinforces that God does not reject the perfect man — same retributive theology that the righteous are never cast away.
Job 13:4 calls the friends 'forgers of lies' — directly refuting Eliphaz's argument that the innocent never perish.
Job 13:7 accuses the friends of speaking deceitfully for God — undermining the retributive logic Eliphaz used.
Job 22:5 has Eliphaz directly accuse Job of great wickedness — consistent with his earlier premise that suffering proves sin.
Job 22:20 states the wicked are cut off but the righteous survive — echoing Eliphaz's claim that the innocent never perish.
In Ecclesiastes 7:15, the Preacher observes righteous perishing and wicked living long—directly opposing Eliphaz's claim.
Ecclesiastes 9:2 contradicts Eliphaz's claim — the same fate befalls both righteous and wicked, denying the premise that the innocent never perish.
In Acts 28:4, islanders assume Paul's suffering means divine punishment — mirroring Eliphaz's retributive logic that suffering implies guilt.
In Ecclesiastes 9:1, the Preacher says we cannot know if God loves or hates—undermining Eliphaz's certainty about divine justice.
In Psalm 37:25, the psalmist affirms the righteous are never forsaken—supporting Eliphaz's retribution principle in a different context.