Job 5:3 uses the same 'taking root' image of a fool suddenly cursed—direct parallel to the flourishing then destroyed plant.

Job 21:7-15 directly counters Bildad's claim that the wicked wither—Job points out they often thrive and grow old.

Job 15:32 says the wicked's branch will not be green, directly matching the plant metaphor of temporary prosperity.

Psalm 37:35 describes the wicked flourishing like a green tree—mirroring Bildad's well-watered plant image.

Jeremiah 17:8 describes a righteous person as a tree planted by water, in direct contrast to the wicked's plant in Job 8:16.

Psalm 37:36 shows the wicked passing away suddenly—same theme of temporary prosperity ending in disappearance.