Job 22:7
No water—to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld bread:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
8A man of might, to him, pertaineth the land, and, the favorite, dwelleth therein:
Cross References
Job 31:17Or, used to eat my morsel alone, so that the fatherless did not eat thereof;
Psalms 112:9He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy, His righteousness, standeth for aye, His horn, shall be exalted in honour.
Proverbs 19:17A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
Isaiah 58:10And shalt let thine own soul go out to the hungry, And the soul of the oppressed, thou shalt satisfy, Then shall break forth in darkness thy light, And thy thick darkness, become as the splendour of noon;
Ezekiel 18:16And no man, hath he treated with violence, Hath by no means withholden the pledge, And plunder, hath not seized,— His bread—to the famished, hath given And the naked, hath covered with clothing;
Romans 12:20But—if thine enemy hunger, be feeding him, if he thirst, be giving him drink; for, this doing, coals of fire, shalt thou heap upon 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 →