Job 9:21

Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

Cross-reference

Job 9:28 Parallel

Job 9:28 echoes the same despair: though blameless, Job fears his sufferings and knows God will not hold him innocent.

Job 7:15 Parallel

In Job 7:15, Job prefers death to his suffering—the same despair as despising his life in 9:21. Direct parallel within Job's laments.

Job 10:1 Parallel

Job 10:1 directly repeats the sentiment 'I loathe my very life,' continuing the complaint from Job 9:21.

Job 10:15 Parallel

Job 10:15 develops the same theme: even if innocent, Job is full of shame and affliction, mirroring the despair of despising his life.

Job 35:3 Allusion

Job 35:3 quotes Job's implied reasoning—'What profit is it to me not to sin?'—echoing the futility expressed in despising his own life.

Job 7:21 Parallel

In Job 7:21, Job asks for pardon and expects death—parallel to his contempt for life in 9:21, both expressing despair and longing for death.

In 1 Corinthians 4:4, Paul says a clear conscience is not final; only the Lord judges—directly paralleling Job's assertion of blamelessness and despair.

Jeremiah 17:9 declares the heart deceitful—contrasting with Job's claim of blamelessness. Highlights tension between human integrity and divine knowledge.

1 John 3:20 Parallel

1 John 3:20 assures God is greater than our condemning hearts—paralleling Job's inner conflict and God's superior knowledge.

Psalm 139:23 invites God to search the heart—contrasting with Job's despairing self-assessment. Both deal with God's knowledge of inner state.

Psalm 139:24 asks God to reveal offensive ways, while Job claims blamelessness but despises life. A parallel on divine examination of the heart.

Jeremiah 17:10 says the Lord searches the heart—echoing Job's situation where God alone judges. Parallel theme of divine scrutiny.