Job 8:12

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Cross-references

Psalm 129:6 Parallel

Psalm 129:6 similarly speaks of grass that withers before it grows, capturing the same premature fading.

James 1:11 Allusion

James 1:11 explicitly says the sun withers grass and its flower falls, closely echoing Job's premature withering image.

In 1 Peter 1:24, grass withering illustrates human transience, echoing Bildad's withering papyrus metaphor for the godless.

Jeremiah 17:6 again depicts a shrub in parched land, a parallel metaphor for those without spiritual water.

Matthew 13:20 describes seed on rocky soil springing up quickly then withering for lack of root, a parallel to Job's green plant fading.

James 1:10 Parallel

James 1:10 uses the fading flower of the field to illustrate transience, similar to Job's withering plant but applied to the rich.