Job 36:6
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
In Context
5Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any : he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Job 8:22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught.
Job 21:30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they will be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Psalms 9:12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Psalms 55:23But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
Matthew Henry on Job 36:6-15
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 9 Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and… Read the whole commentary →