Job 31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 31 connects to 10 cross-references. Job's oath of clearance catalogs the sins he has not committed: lust, falsehood, denial of justice to servants, indifference to the poor, trust in wealth, idolatry, vengeance, and inhospitality. This comprehensive self-examination and solemn oath constitutes his final challenge to …
Other Translations
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof
And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,
If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
Cross References
Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of …
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand …
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to …
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given …
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them …
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them …