Job 9:22

This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

Cross-references

Job 9:29 Parallel

In Job 9:29, Job concludes he is condemned regardless, reinforcing his hopeless claim from 9:22.

Job 1:8 Contrast

In Job 1:8, God calls Job blameless, directly contrasting Job's claim that God destroys the blameless.

Job 4:7 Contrast

Job 4:7 assumes the innocent never perish, opposing Job's assertion that God destroys both blameless and wicked.

Job 8:20 Contrast

Job 8:20 states God will not reject the blameless, contradicting Job's claim that He destroys them.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-3 affirms that the same destiny overtakes both righteous and wicked, directly paralleling Job's claim that God destroys both.

Ezekiel 21:4 repeats the same judgment—cutting off both righteous and wicked—reinforcing the parallel with Job 9:22.

Luke 13:2-4 contrasts Job’s view: Jesus says suffering does not mean the victims were worse sinners, opposing the idea that God indiscriminately destroys.

Genesis 18:25 argues God would never kill the righteous with the wicked, directly contradicting Job’s claim that He does.

Ecclesiastes 7:15 observes the same injustice: the righteous perish, the wicked live long, confirming Job's point.

Ecclesiastes 8:14 describes just men suffering as if wicked, mirroring Job's complaint in 9:22.