Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
King James Version
In Context
19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Cross References
Job 22:6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job 29:13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
Zechariah 7:9Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Matthew Henry on Job 31:17-24
Job's Compassion to the Poor. ( b. c. 1520.) 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 21 If I… Read the whole commentary →