Job 5:15
But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hande of the violent man,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
In Context
14They meete with darkenesse in the day time, and grope at noone day, as in the night.
16So that the poore hath his hope, but iniquitie shall stop her mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 10:14Yet thou hast seene it: for thou beholdest mischiefe and wrong, that thou mayest take it into thine handes: the poore committeth himselfe vnto thee: for thou art the helper of the fatherlesse.
Psalms 35:10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like vnto thee, which deliuerest the poore from him, that is too strong for him! yea, the poore and him that is in miserie, from him that spoyleth him!
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalms 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.
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 →