Job 31:16 Cross References - ISV

¹⁶ No Injustice on the Poor“If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,

⁷ Care for the Poor“If there should be a poor man among your relatives in one of the cities of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don’t be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your poor relative. ⁸ Instead, be sure to open your hand to him and lend him enough to lessen his need. ⁹ Be careful not to think this wicked thought to yourselves: ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is drawing near,’ and you show ill will toward your poor relative and not give to him. He may then call to the LORD on account of you, and you will be guilty of sin. ¹⁰ You must certainly give to him and not feel regret for doing so. Because of this, the LORD your God will bless all your works and everything you do.

³² Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch, and you won’t be able to approach them at all, and you’ll be powerless to help.

¹⁶ Therefore there is hope for those who are poor, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

¹⁹ because he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house that he didn’t build.

⁷ You’ve neglected to give water to the weary, and you’ve withheld food from the hungry. ⁸ The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it. ⁹ You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.

³ I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God.

⁹ He gives generously to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

⁸² My eyes grow weary with respect to what you have promised— I keep asking, “When will you comfort me?”

¹²³ My eyes fail as I look for your salvation and for your righteous promise.

¹⁴ Like a swallow or a crane I chirp, I moan like a dove. My eyes look weakly upward. O Lord, I am oppressed, so stand up for me!

¹⁷ Our eyes failed, searching in vain for hope; we kept watching and looking for a nation that would not help.

²¹ He was always trying to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs used to come and lick his sores.

²⁹ So all of the disciples decided they would send a contribution to the brothers living in Judea, as they were able,

¹⁰ The only thing they asked us to do was to remember the destitute, the very thing I was eager to do.