Job 31:13
If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my mayde, when they did contend with me,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
In Context
12Yea, this is a fire that shall deuoure to destruction, and which shall roote out al mine increase,
14What then shall I do when God standeth vp? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answere?
Cross References
Exodus 21:26And if a man smite his seruant in the eie, or his maide in the eye, and hath perished it, hee shall let him goe free for his eye.
Leviticus 25:46So ye shall take them as inheritance for your children after you, to possesse them by inheritance, ye shall vse their labours for euer: but ouer your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule one ouer another with crueltie.
Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not oppresse an hyred seruant that is needie and poore, neyther of thy brethren, nor of the stranger that is in thy land within thy gates.
Ephesians 6:9And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →