Job 5:16
And so cometh to the indigent hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
In Context
15But who saveth from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty, the needy one:
17Behold, happy is the man whom God admonisheth: despise then not the correction of the Almighty.
Cross References
Exodus 11:7But against any of the children of Israel not a dog shall move his tongue, neither against man nor beast; in order that ye may know how that the Lord doth distinguish between the Egyptians and Israel.
Psalms 9:18(9:19) For not everlastingly shall the needy be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Psalms 107:42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice; but all wickedness shall stop her mouth.
Zechariah 9:12Return you to the strong-hold, ye hopeful prisoners: even today do I declare, that I will recompense twofold [good] unto thee.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →