Job 22:7
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and from the hungry thou hast withholden bread.
Leeser Tanakh
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 a pledge from thy brothers for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Cross References
Job 31:17Or if ever I ate my bread by myself alone, and the fatherless did not eat thereof;
Psalms 112:9He distributeth, he giveth to the needy: his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted in honor.
Proverbs 19:17He lendeth unto the Lord that is liberal to the poor, and his good deed will he repay unto him.
Isaiah 58:10And if thou pour out to the hungry thy soul, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall shine forth in the darkness thy light, and thy obscurity be as the noonday;
Ezekiel 18:16And he over-reacheth no man, a pledge he withholdeth not, and of a robbery he is never guilty, his bread he giveth to the hungry, and the naked he covereth 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 →