Proverbs 6:15
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.
Cross-reference
In Proverbs 1:27, calamity comes like a whirlwind — matching the sudden disaster described here.
In Proverbs 29:1, the same phrase 'suddenly broken beyond healing' appears — a direct parallel to this warning.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:3, 'sudden destruction' comes on the unsuspecting — a New Testament echo of this theme.
Ecclesiastes 9:12 broadens the theme: sudden disaster strikes all people, not just the wicked, like fish caught in a net.
In Psalm 73:18-20, the wicked are destroyed in a moment — echoing the sudden calamity here.
In Jeremiah 19:11, a vessel is broken beyond repair — analogy for hopeless destruction like here.
In Psalm 50:22, God tears apart with none to deliver — similar consequence of no rescue.
In Isaiah 30:13, a high wall breaks suddenly — similar imagery of sudden destruction.