Job 22:6
For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
In Context
5Is not thy wickedness great? Neither is there any end to thine iniquities.
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Cross References
Exodus 22:26If thou at all take thy neighbor`s garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:
Deuteronomy 24:10When thou dost lend thy neighbor any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow`s ox for a pledge.
Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
Job 31:20If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
Ezekiel 18:12hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
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 →