Job 22:7

Thou hast not given water to the weary, thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

8In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.

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Cross References

Job 31:17If I have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof:

Psalms 112:9He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever and ever: his horn shall be exalted in glory.

Proverbs 19:17He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.

Isaiah 58:10When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noonday.

Ezekiel 18:16And hath not grieved any man, nor withholden the pledge, nor taken away with violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment:

Romans 12:20But if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he thirst, give him to drink. For, doing this, thou shalt heap coals of fire 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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