Job 5:16

And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech.

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In The King James Version

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

In Context

15Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

17Blessed is the man whom God corrects; therefore, do not reject the chastisement of the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 11:7But among all the sons of Israel there shall not be even a mutter from a dog, from man, even to cattle, so that you may know how miraculously the Lord divides the Egyptians from Israel.’

Psalms 9:18The sinners will be turned into Hell: all the Gentiles who have forgotten God.

Zechariah 9:12Turn back to the fortress, prisoners of hope. Today, I also announce that I will repay you double,

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 →

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