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Job 4:21 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Job 4:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 4 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.”
Job 4:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 4:21
Eliphaz concludes: 'Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.' Human 'excellency' (Hebrew 'yether'—abundance/cord) is temporary. The phrase 'die without wisdom' suggests people perish without understanding why—implying Job's suffering proves his spiritual ignorance. Yet this contradicts God's own assessment (Job 1:8). Eliphaz's vision delivers a message of hopeless human depravity without grace—technically true about fallen humanity but false about God's redemptive work.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 4:21
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“they shall perish by the sword; they shall die without knowledge.”
“and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died”
“You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath. Selah.,When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah., בְּתוֹכָחוֹת עַל־עָוֺן יִסַּרְתָּ אִישׁ וַתֶּמֶס כָּעָשׁ חֲמוּדוֹ אַךְ הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם סֶלָה׃ ,With rebukes dost Thou chasten man for iniquity, And like a moth Thou makest his beauty to consume away; Surely every man is vanity. Selah,38:12 ἐν ἐλεγμοῖς ὑπὲρ ἀνομίας ἐπαίδευσας ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἐξέτηξας ὡς ἀράχνην τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ πλὴν μάτην ταράσσεται πᾶς ἄνθρωπος διάψαλμα,38:11 Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, and thou makest his life to consume away like a spider's web; nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.,,,,”
“saying”
“and withers the grass”
“is like the animals that perish.”
“far from their mansion.”
“each a son of man in whom there is no help.”