Job 5:16

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

In Context

15So he saveth the persecuted from their mouth; The oppressed from the hand of the mighty.

17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth; Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:18For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.

Psalms 107:42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity shutteth her mouth.

Zechariah 9:12Return ye to the strong-hold, ye prisoners of hope! Even this day do I declare it: I will restore double 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 →

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