Job 36:6
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
In Context
5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
Job 8:22Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
Job 21:30Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have 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 →