Job 22:7

You have not given water to weary people to drink; 1 you have withheld bread from hungry people 1

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In The King James Version

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

In Context

6For you have demanded guarantee of a loan from your brother for no reason, 1 and you have stripped away clothing from the naked. 1

8although you, a mighty man, possessed the earth, 1 although you, an honored man, lived in it. 1

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Cross References

Job 31:17or if I have eaten my morsel alone 1 and not allowed those without fathers to eat it also— 1

Psalms 112:9He generously gives to the poor; 1 his righteousness endures forever; 1 he will be exalted with honor. 1

Proverbs 19:17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh 1 and he will repay him for what he has done. 1

Isaiah 58:10if you yourselves provide for the hungry and satisfy the need of the distressed; 1 then your light will rise in the darkness, and your darkness will be like the noonday. 1

Ezekiel 18:16That son does not oppress anyone, or seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers up the naked with clothes.

Romans 12:20“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him. 1 If he is thirsty, give him a drink. 1 For if you do this, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15

Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →

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