Job 6:14
He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
13Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.
15My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.
Cross References
Job 4:3Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands:
Job 16:5I would comfort you also with words, and would wag my head over you.
Psalms 36:1Unto the end, for the servant of God, David himself.
Proverbs 25:19To trust to an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a rotten tooth, and weary foot,
Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.
2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scandalized, and I am not on fire?
Matthew Henry on Job 6:9-14
8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! 9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! 10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? 13 Is not my help in me?… Read the whole commentary →