Job 31:16
If ever I denied the wish of the indigent, or ever allowed the eyes of the widow to fall [in vain hopes];
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
In Context
15Did not he that made me make him born or a woman? and did not the same one fashion us in the womb?
17Or if ever I ate my bread by myself alone, and the fatherless did not eat thereof;
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35And if thy brother become poor, and fall in decay with thee: then shalt thou assist him, [yea] a stranger, or a sojourner, that he may live with thee.
Deuteronomy 28:32Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thy eyes shall look on, and fail with longing for them all the day long; but without any power in thy hand.
Job 20:19Because he oppressed and forsook the indigent; because he took violently away a house, shall he not rebuild it;
Psalms 69:3(69:4) I am weary of my calling; my throat is hoarse; my eyes fail, while I hope for my God.
Psalms 119:82My eyes look eagerly for thy promise, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;
Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →