Job 4:8 | TNotes | STEP | 4:8 The harvest metaphor illustrates the scriptural principle that behavior merits judgment (Prov 22:8 ; Hos 8:7 ; Rom 2:9-11 ; Gal 6:7-8 ). The New Testament describes the final judgment as a harvest (Matt 13:39 ). Jesus rejected simplistic attempts to analyze people’s lives by this principle (Luke 13:4 ; John 9:1-3 ).

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bProv 22:8►

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‏ Job 4:8

4:8 ^a The harvest metaphor illustrates the scriptural principle that behavior merits judgment (Prov 22:8 ^b; Hos 8:7 ^c; Rom 2:9-11 ^d; Gal 6:7-8 ^e). The New Testament describes the final judgment as a harvest (Matt 13:39 ^f). Jesus rejected simplistic attempts to analyze people’s lives by this principle (Luke 13:4 ^g; John 9:1-3 ^h).