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
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Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them …
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given …
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to …
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
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