Job 5:15
Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
In Context
14They will encounter darkness in the daytime, and they will grope at midday just as in the night.
16And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech.
Cross References
Psalms 35:10For with you is the fountain of life; and within your light, we will see the light.
Psalms 72:12Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →