Job 31:20
And if the poor did not bless me, 1 And their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs; 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
In Context
19And if too I overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him; 1
21If I lifted my hand against an orphan, 1 Trusting that my strength was far superior to his: 1
Cross References
Job 22:6And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, 1 And hast taken away the clothing of the naked. 1
Job 29:13Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; 1 Yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me. 1
Zechariah 7:9Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Judge righteous judgment, and deal mercifully and compassionately every one with his brother:
Matthew Henry on Job 31:17-24
Job's Compassion to the Poor. ( b. c. 1520.) 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 21 If I… Read the whole commentary →