Obadiah 1:12
But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Cross-references
Obadiah 1:14 continues the list of Edom's sins — cutting off fugitives — showing the full extent of their betrayal of brother Judah.
Job 31:29 states he did not rejoice at his enemy's disaster — a personal application of the same principle as Obadiah.
Luke 19:41 shows Jesus weeping over Jerusalem, the opposite reaction to gloating — compassion vs. malice.
Micah 7:8-10 warns an enemy not to gloat over Israel's fall — directly echoing Obadiah's prohibition.
Ezekiel 35:15 directly mirrors Obadiah: Edom rejoiced over Israel's desolation and will face the same fate.
Lamentations 4:21 directly addresses Edom's rejoicing over Judah and warns of their coming judgment, reinforcing the warning against gloating.
Proverbs 24:17 directly commands not to rejoice when your enemy falls — a parallel wisdom saying to Obadiah.
Proverbs 17:5 warns that being glad at calamity will not go unpunished — reinforcing Obadiah's point.
Jeremiah 48:27 condemns Moab for mocking Israel — directly parallel to Edom's gloating over Judah in Obadiah.
Jeremiah 50:11 condemns Babylon for rejoicing over God's heritage — the same sin Edom committed against Judah here.
In Lamentations 1:21, Jerusalem laments that her enemies are glad at her trouble — echoing the gloating Edom is condemned for.
Lamentations 2:16 depicts enemies hissing and saying 'we have swallowed her' — the very rejoicing over Judah's ruin that Edom is guilty of.
Isaiah 14:29 commands Philistines not to rejoice over their oppressor's fall — a direct parallel to Obadiah's warning against gloating.
Ezekiel 36:5 specifically names Edom rejoicing with contempt over Israel's land — the same attitude condemned here.
Isaiah 16:3 urges protecting fugitives — contrasting with Edom's gloating and refusal to help Judah.
Ezekiel 25:6 condemns Ammon for rejoicing over Israel's calamity, applying the same principle to another nation.
Ezekiel 25:7 delivers judgment on Ammon for that rejoicing, showing the consequence of gloating.
Psalm 31:18 asks God to silence lying lips that speak insolently against the righteous — related to gloating speech.
1 Samuel 2:3 warns against proud boasting, connecting to Obadiah's prohibition of boasting over a brother's misfortune.