Job 22:7
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
8And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
Cross References
Job 31:17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof —
Psalms 112:9He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted in honour.
Proverbs 19:17He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and his good deed will He repay unto him.
Isaiah 58:10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thy gloom be as the noon-day;
Ezekiel 18:16neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
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 →