Job 31:21

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

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  • Job 22:9 : 9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed.
  • Job 29:12 : 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper.
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not move an ancient boundary marker, nor enter the fields of the fatherless. 11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat and sleek. They excel in evil deeds; they do not defend the rights of the fatherless so they might prosper, nor do they uphold the cause of the needy.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe to those who devise wickedness and plan evil on their beds! At dawn, they carry it out because they have the power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them; they take houses and rob them. They oppress a man and his house, a person and their inheritance.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
  • Job 24:9 : 9 They snatch the orphan from the breast and take the poor as a pledge.
  • Job 6:27 : 27 You would even cast lots over the fatherless and barter away your friend.

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  • Job 31:22
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    22then let my shoulder fall from its socket, and let my arm be broken off at the joint.

  • Job 31:16-20
    5 verses
    81%

    16If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

    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—

  • Job 29:11-13
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    78%

    11For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me.

    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.

  • Ps 7:3
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    3Otherwise, they will tear me apart like a lion, ripping me to pieces with no one to rescue.

  • Job 22:9
    76%

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

  • Ps 10:14
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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.

  • Job 31:25-29
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    25if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,

    26if I have looked at the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,

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

    28then this too would be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above.

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

  • Job 31:7
    74%

    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,

  • 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 31:38-39
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    73%

    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 30:25
    72%

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

  • Job 24:9
    72%

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

  • Ps 73:15
    72%

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

  • Ezek 22:7
    72%

    7Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.

  • Job 31:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    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?

  • Prov 23:10
    72%

    10Do not move an ancient boundary marker, nor enter the fields of the fatherless.

  • Isa 10:2
    72%

    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 5:4
    71%

    4His children are far from safety; they are crushed at the gate with no one to deliver them.

  • Job 30:2
    71%

    2Even the strength of their hands is useless to me; their vigor has perished.

  • Job 31:9
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    9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door,

  • Gen 44:29
    71%

    29'If you take this one also from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to the grave in sorrow.'

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
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    12Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.

    13May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.

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

  • Job 6:27
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    27You would even cast lots over the fatherless and barter away your friend.

  • Ps 27:10
    70%

    10Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will take me in.

  • Job 30:12-13
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    70%

    12On my right-hand side, the mob rises up; they push away my feet and build up their ways of destruction against me.

    13They tear up my path; they help advance my ruin, even though no one comes to assist them.

  • Prov 22:22
    70%

    22Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate.

  • Exod 22:23
    70%

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

  • Ps 31:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21You hide them in the shelter of your presence from the schemes of men; you conceal them in a shelter from quarrelsome tongues.

    22Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.

  • Job 6:13
    70%

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

  • Deut 32:41
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    41when I sharpen My flashing sword and My hand takes hold of judgment, I will bring vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

  • Ps 82:3
    69%

    3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

  • Job 31:5
    69%

    5If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried to deceit,

  • Job 19:7
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    7Behold, I cry out, 'Violence!' but I am not answered; I call for help, but there is no justice.

  • Gen 31:39
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    39I did not bring you animals torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded payment from me for whatever was stolen by day or night.