Job 31:16

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If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

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  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. 8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs. 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.
  • Deut 28:32 : 32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch with longing eyes all day, but you will be powerless to act.
  • Job 5:16 : 16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
  • Job 20:19 : 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.
  • Job 22:7-9 : 7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. 8 But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it. 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
  • Ps 69:3 : 3 I am sinking in deep mire where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, and the current has overwhelmed me.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He has freely given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
  • Ps 119:82 : 82 My eyes fail, longing for Your promise, saying, 'When will You comfort me?
  • Ps 119:123 : 123 My eyes long for Your salvation and for the fulfillment of Your righteous promise.
  • Isa 38:14 : 14 I chirp like a swift or a crane, I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look to the heavens. Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 Our eyes still fail as we look in vain for help; we have watched eagerly for a nation that could not save us.
  • Luke 16:21 : 21 He longed to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
  • Acts 11:29 : 29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea.
  • Gal 2:10 : 10 They asked only that we remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

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    17if I have eaten my morsel alone, without sharing with the fatherless—

    18but from my youth I raised him as a father would, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow—

    19if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments,

    20and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep—

    21If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,

    22then let my shoulder fall from its socket, and let my arm be broken off at the joint.

  • Job 29:12-13
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    77%

    12Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper.

    13The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy.

  • Job 22:9
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    9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.

  • Job 30:25
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    25Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the needy?

  • Isa 10:2
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    2They deprive the poor of justice and rob the rights of the needy among my people, making widows their spoil and leaving orphans to be plundered.

  • Job 31:13-15
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    76%

    13If I have denied justice to my male or female servants when they had a grievance against me,

    14what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when He calls me to account?

    15Did not the same One who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same God form us both within our mothers?

  • Job 31:38-39
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    38If my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,

    39if I have eaten its produce without payment and caused the death of its owners,

  • Job 29:16
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    16I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know.

  • Job 24:21
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    21He preys on the barren woman who does not bear children, and he does no good to the widow.

  • Jer 49:11
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    11Leave your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in me.

  • Job 22:7
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    7You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

  • Job 31:7-9
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    7If my steps have turned from the way, or if my heart has followed my eyes, or if any stain has clung to my hands,

    8then may I sow, but another eat, and may my offspring be uprooted.

    9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,

  • Job 31:24-25
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    24If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my security,

    25if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,

  • Job 3:10
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    10Because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Job 5:16
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    16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

  • Prov 30:9
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    9Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the Lord?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

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    9Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

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    16Or why was I not like a stillborn child, like infants who never saw the light?

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    9They snatch the orphan from the breast and take the poor as a pledge.

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    18Why then did You bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died and no eye had seen me.

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    29If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—

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  • Exod 22:22-23
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    22If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

    23My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

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    3We have become orphans, without a father; our mothers are like widows.

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    9You have not handed me over to the enemy, but you have set my feet in a spacious place.

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    1I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a young woman?

    2For what is the portion from God above, or the inheritance from the Almighty on high?

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    13Indeed, there is no help in me, and ability has been driven from me.

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    27and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship,

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    16If any believing man or woman has widows, let them help them and not let the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows.

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    3They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox as security.

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    16He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.

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    15If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed Your children.

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    14But You have seen; for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless entrusts themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

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    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.