Job 36:6
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 36 connects to 10 cross-references. Elihu insists that God is mighty but does not despise anyone and delivers the afflicted by their affliction. He urges Job to beware of turning to iniquity and not to desire the night of peoples being cut off. He transitions …
Other Translations
He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.
He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
Cross References
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, …
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.