Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
If I withheld - from pleasure - the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
New American Standard Bible
Or have caused the eyes of
King James Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Holman Bible
or let the widow’s
International Standard Version
"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,
A Conservative Version
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
American Standard Version
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Amplified
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Bible in Basic English
If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
Darby Translation
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Julia Smith Translation
If I shall withhold from the desire of the poor, and cause the eyes of the widow to fail;
King James 2000
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,
Modern King James verseion
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain?
NET Bible
If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
New Heart English Bible
"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Webster
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
World English Bible
"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Youngs Literal Translation
If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
Themes
Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
15 Did not he who, in the womb, made me, make him? And is not he who formed us in the body one? 16 If I withheld - from pleasure - the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed; 17 Or, used to eat my morsel alone, so that the fatherless did not eat thereof;
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
When there cometh to be among you a needy person any one of thy brethren within any one of thy gates, in thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;
Deuteronomy 28:32
Thy sons and thy daughters given to another people, thine eyes looking on, and failing for them all the day, thine own hand being powerless.
Job 5:16
Thus to the poor hath come hope, and, perversity, hath shut her mouth.
Job 20:19
For he hath oppressed - hath forsaken the poor, A house, hath he seized, which he cannot rebuild.
Job 22:7-9
No water - to the weary, hast thou given to drink, and, from the hungry, thou hast withheld broad:
Psalm 69:3
I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, - Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.
Psalm 112:9
He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy, His righteousness, standeth for aye, His horn, shall be exalted in honour.
Psalm 119:82
Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Psalm 119:123
Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
Isaiah 38:14
As a twittering swallow, so, do I chatter, I coo as a dove, - Mine eyes languish through looking on high, O My Lord! distress is upon me - my Surety!
Lamentations 4:17
Silly shall our eyes fail, for our help that is vain: In our watchtower, have we watched - for a nation that will not save.
Luke 16:21
and to long to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man: nay! even, the dogs, used to come and lick his sores.
Acts 11:29
And, according as any one of the disciples was being prospered, they each one of them set apart something for ministering, to send unto the brethren, who dwelt in Jerusalem; -
Galatians 2:10
Only that we should remember, the destitute, - as to which I had given diligence, this very thing, to do.