Job 31:17

If I have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not partaken of it;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

In Context

16If I have refused the poor their desire, And caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

18(Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And I have helped the widow from my mother's womb;)

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Cross References

Job 29:12For I delivered the poor, when they cried; And the fatherless, who had none to help him.

Ezekiel 18:16nor oppresseth any, nor taketh a pledge, nor spoileth by violence, but giveth his food to the hungry, and covereth the naked with a garment,

John 13:29For some thought, because Judas kept the purse, that Jesus said to him, Buy what we need for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.

Romans 12:13Relieve the wants of the holy; be given to hospitality.

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 →

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