Job 22:7

You have not given water to the weary; you have taken bread away from the hungry.

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In The King James Version

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

In Context

6For you have taken away the collateral of your brothers without cause, and stripped them naked of their clothing.

8By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land, and you retain it by being the strongest.

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Cross References

Job 31:17if I have eaten my morsel of food alone, while orphans have not eaten from it;

Psalms 112:9He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.

Proverbs 19:17Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.

Isaiah 58:10When you pour out your life for the hungry, and you satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will rise up in darkness, and your darkness will be like the midday.

Ezekiel 18:16and who has not grieved any man, nor withheld the collateral, nor seized by violence, but instead has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,

Romans 12:20So if an enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap burning coals upon his head.

Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15

Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →

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