| 1 | Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered, | Jb 2:11 Jb 20:1 |
| 2 | "Shouldn`t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified? | Jb 16:3 Jb 18:2 Ps 140:11 Pr 10:19 Ac 17:18 Jm 1:19 |
| 3 | Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed? | Jb 13:4 Jb 15:2 Jb 15:3 Jb 24:25 |
| 4 | For you say, `My doctrine is pure, I am clean in your eyes.` | Jb 6:10 Jb 10:7 1Pe 3:15 |
| 5 | But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against you, | Jb 23:3-7 Jb 31:35 Jb 33:6-18 Jb 38:1 Jb 38:2 Jb 40:1-5 Jb 40:8-5 Jb 42:7 |
| 6 | That he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves. | Jb 15:8 Jb 15:11 Jb 28:28 Dt 29:29 Ps 25:14 Dn 2:28 Dn 2:47 Mt 13:35 Ro 16:25 Ro 16:26 1Co 2:9-11 Eph 3:5 |
| 7 | "Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty? | Jb 5:9 Jb 26:14 Jb 37:23 Ps 77:19 Ps 145:3 Ec 3:11 Isa 40:28 Mt 11:27 Ro 11:33 1Co 2:10 1Co 2:16 Eph 3:8 |
| 8 | They are high as heaven. What can you do? Deeper than Sheol: what can you know? | Jb 22:12 Jb 35:5 2Ch 6:18 Ps 103:11 Ps 148:13 Pr 25:2 Pr 25:3 Isa 55:9 |
| 9 | The measure of it is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea. | Jb 28:24 Jb 28:25 Ps 65:5-8 Ps 139:9 Ps 139:10 |
| 10 | If he passes by, or confines, Or convenes a court, then who can oppose him? | Jb 5:18 Jb 9:4 Jb 9:12 Jb 9:13 Jb 12:14 Jb 34:29 Isa 41:27 Dn 4:35 |
| 11 | For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn`t consider it. | Ps 94:11 Jer 17:9 Jer 17:10 Jn 2:24 Jn 2:25 Heb 4:13 Rev 2:23 |
| 12 | But vain man can become wise If a man can be born as a wild donkey`s colt. | Ps 62:9 Ps 62:10 Ps 73:22 Ps 92:6 Ec 3:18 Ro 1:22 Jm 2:20 |
| 13 | "If you set your heart aright, Stretch out your hands toward him. | Jb 5:8 Jb 8:5 Jb 8:6 Jb 22:21 Jb 22:22 1Sa 7:3 2Ch 12:14 2Ch 19:3 Ps 78:8 Lk 12:47 |
| 14 | If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, Don`t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents. | Jb 4:7 Jb 22:5 Isa 1:15 |
| 15 | Surely then shall you lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear: | Jb 10:15 Jb 22:26 Gn 4:5 Gn 4:6 Ps 119:6 Ps 119:7 2Co 1:12 1Ti 2:8 1Jn 2:28 1Jn 3:19-22 |
| 16 | For you shall forget your misery; You shall remember it as waters that are passed away, | Gn 41:51 Pr 31:7 Ec 5:20 Isa 54:4 Isa 65:16 Jn 16:21 Rev 7:14-17 |
| 17 | Life shall be clearer than the noonday; Though there is darkness, it shall be as the morning. | Jb 42:11-17 Ps 37:6 Ps 92:14 Ps 112:4 Pr 4:18 Isa 58:8-10 Mic 7:8 Mic 7:9 Zc 14:6 Zc 14:7 Mal 4:2 Lk 2:26-32 |
| 18 | You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety. | Jb 6:11 Jb 7:6 Jb 22:27-29 Ps 43:5 Pr 14:32 Ro 5:3-5 Col 1:27 |
| 19 | Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; Yes, many shall court your favor. | Jb 42:8 Jb 42:9 Gn 26:26-31 Ps 45:12 Pr 19:6 Isa 60:14 Rev 3:9 |
| 20 | But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit." | Jb 31:16 Lv 26:16 Dt 28:65 Ps 69:3 Lam 4:17 |
