Job 36:6
He does not revive the wicked, || And appoints the judgment of the poor;
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
In Context
5Behold, God [is] mighty, and does not despise, || Mighty [in] power [and] heart.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22You do not afflict any widow or orphan;
Job 8:22Those hating you put on shame, || And the tent of the wicked is not!”
Job 21:30That the wicked is spared to a day of calamity. They are brought to a day of wrath.
Psalms 9:12For He who is seeking for blood || Has remembered them, || He has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 55:23And You, O God, bring them down || To a pit of destruction, || Men of blood and deceit do not reach to half their days, || And I trust in You!
Psalms 72:12For He delivers the needy who cries, || And the poor when he has no helper,
Matthew Henry on Job 36:6-15
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and… Read the whole commentary →