Job 31:16

If I have denied the poor what they wanted and have made the eyes of the widow wait;

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In The King James Version

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

In Context

15Is not he who created me in the womb, also he who labored to make him? And did not one and the same form me in the womb?

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

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:35If your brother has become impoverished, or infirm of hand, and you take him in, like a newcomer or a sojourner, and he lives with you,

Deuteronomy 28:32May your sons and your daughters be handed over to another people, as your eyes watch and languish at the sight of them throughout the day, and may there be no strength in your hand.

Job 20:19For, having broken in, he stripped the poor. He has quickly stolen away a house he did not build.

Psalms 69:3May those who seek my soul be confounded and awed.

Proverbs 22:22Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.

Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16

9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →

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