Luke 16:21 adds that this same Lazarus longed to eat crumbs from the rich man's table — emphasizing his poverty.

In Luke 16:25, Abraham explains that Lazarus received bad things in life but is now comforted — the reversal of fortunes in the same parable.

1 Samuel 2:8 promises God raises the poor from the dust — foreshadowing Lazarus exalted in Abraham's bosom.

Isaiah 1:6 describes a body covered in sores—identical imagery to Lazarus' condition, emphasizing physical decay.

James 2:5 declares God chose the poor to be rich in faith — directly explaining Lazarus's blessing.

Job 2:8 shows Job scraping his boils—both are destitute men covered in sores, linking their suffering.

Job 12:5 says the at ease despise the slipping—the rich man's contempt for Lazarus mirrors this attitude.

Isaiah 5:14 says Sheol swallows the pompous—foreshadows the rich man's fate in Hades.

Ezekiel 16:49 condemns Sodom for neglecting the poor—directly parallels the rich man's failure to help Lazarus.

Job 2:7 shows Satan afflicting Job with painful sores — matching Lazarus's condition as a sufferer.

Proverbs 22:2 says the Lord made both rich and poor—contrasts the rich man's neglect of his fellow creature.

Isaiah 14:10 depicts the dead greeting a fallen king—echoes the rich man's encounter in Hades.

John 11:1 introduces another Lazarus who dies and is raised — echoing the parable's resurrection theme.

Acts 3:2 describes a beggar at the temple gate — a similar image of a lame man laid daily at the gate.

James 1:9 says the humble believer can boast in his high position — applying to Lazarus's exaltation.