Job 31:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 22:9 : 9 you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.
  • Job 29:12 : 12 for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless, 11 for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so. 2 They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.
  • Job 24:9 : 9 The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.
  • Job 6:27 : 27 Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 31:22
    81%

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

  • Job 31:16-20
    5 verses
    81%

    16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

    17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans–

    18but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow!

    19If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

    20whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,

  • Job 29:11-13
    3 verses
    78%

    11Job’s Benevolence“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

    12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

    13the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;

  • Ps 7:3
    76%

    3O LORD my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

  • Job 22:9
    76%

    9you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

  • Ps 10:14
    75%

    14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

  • Job 31:25-29
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    75%

    25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

    26if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

    27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,

    28then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above.

    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

  • Job 31:7
    74%

    7If my footsteps have strayed from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, or if anything has defiled my hands,

  • Job 29:16
    74%

    16I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

  • Job 31:38-39
    2 verses
    73%

    38Job’s Final Solemn Oath“If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together,

    39if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners,

  • Job 30:25
    72%

    25Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

  • Job 24:9
    72%

    9The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.

  • Ps 73:15
    72%

    15If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your people.

  • Ezek 22:7
    72%

    7They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

  • Job 31:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13“If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

    14then what will I do when God confronts me in judgment; when he intervenes, how will I respond to him?

  • Prov 23:10
    72%

    10Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,

  • Isa 10:2
    72%

    2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

  • Job 5:4
    71%

    4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.

  • Job 30:2
    71%

    2Moreover, the strength of their hands– what use was it to me? Men whose strength had perished;

  • Job 31:9
    71%

    9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,

  • Gen 44:29
    71%

    29If you take this one from me too and an accident happens to him, then you will bring down my gray hair in tragedy to the grave.’

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12May the LORD judge between the two of us, and may the LORD vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

    13It’s like the old proverb says:‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

  • Jer 49:11
    71%

    11Leave your orphans behind and I will keep them alive. Your widows too can depend on me.”

  • Job 6:27
    70%

    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

  • Ps 27:10
    70%

    10Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the LORD would take me in.

  • Job 30:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.

    13They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

  • Prov 22:22
    70%

    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

  • Exod 22:23
    70%

    23If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

  • Ps 31:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21The LORD deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Job 6:13
    70%

    13Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me?

  • Deut 32:41
    70%

    41I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!

  • Ps 82:3
    69%

    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

  • Job 31:5
    69%

    5If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit–

  • Job 19:7
    69%

    7Job’s Abandonment and Affliction“If I cry out,‘Violence!’ I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.

  • Gen 31:39
    69%

    39Animals torn by wild beasts I never brought to you; I always absorbed the loss myself. You always made me pay for every missing animal, whether it was taken by day or at night.