Job 5:16

And to the needy there shall he hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

17Blessed is the mall whom God correcteth: refuse not therefore the chastising of the lord:

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Cross References

Exodus 11:7But with all the children of Israel there shall not a dog make the least noise, from man even to beast: that you may know how wonderful a difference the Lord maketh between the Egyptians and Israel.

Psalms 9:18The wicked shall be turned into hell, all the nations that forget God.

Psalms 107:42The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop their mouth.

Zechariah 9:12Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, I will render thee double at, I declare to day.

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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