Job 5:16

So the poor person has hope, 1 and injustice shuts her own mouth. 1

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

In Context

15But he saves the poor person from the sword in their mouths 1 and the needy person from the hand of mighty people. 1

17See, blessed is the man whom God corrects; 1 therefore, do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 11:7But not even a dog will bark against any of the people of Israel, against either man or beast. In this way you will know that I am treating the Egyptians and the Israelites differently.'

Psalms 9:18For the needy will not always be forgotten, 1 nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed. 1

Psalms 107:42The upright will see this and rejoice, 1 and all wickedness shuts its mouth. 1

Zechariah 9:12Return to the stronghold, prisoners of hope! Even today I am declaring that I will return double to you,

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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