Job 41:11

Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Cross-references

Job 22:2 Parallel

Job 22:2 asks if man can be profitable to God — directly parallel to 'Who has first given to me?' showing God owes nothing.

Job 22:3 Parallel

Job 22:3 questions whether righteousness gains God anything — matching the idea that no one gives to God first.

Job 35:7 Parallel

Job 35:7 asks what you give God by being righteous — reinforcing that God receives nothing from human hands.

Exodus 19:5 Parallel

Exodus 19:5 declares 'all the earth is mine,' echoing Job's claim that everything under heaven belongs to God.

Deuteronomy 10:14 states that heaven and earth with all in it belong to God — a direct parallel to Job's assertion.

1 Chronicles 29:11-14 affirms God owns all and that we only give back what is His — reinforcing that no one gives to God first.

Psalm 24:1 Parallel

Psalm 24:1 says 'the earth is the LORD's and its fullness' — a classic statement of God's ownership parallel to Job.

Psalm 50:12 Parallel

Psalm 50:12 has God say 'the world and its fullness are mine' — directly supporting Job's point that God needs nothing from us.

Romans 11:35 directly quotes Job 41:11, asking who has given to God that He should repay — a clear citation.

1 Corinthians 10:26 quotes 'the earth is the Lord's' from Psalm 24:1, echoing Job's declaration of God's universal ownership.

Psalm 89:11 Parallel

Psalm 89:11 declares God's ownership of heaven and earth, directly echoing 'whatever is under heaven is mine'.

Psalm 115:16 Related theme

Psalm 115:16 notes God gave earth to humans, while Job says all under heaven is God's — a complementary view of ownership and stewardship.