Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Holman Bible
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
International Standard Version
if I ate my meals by myself without feeding orphans,
A Conservative Version
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
American Standard Version
Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Amplified
Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan
Darby Translation
Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
Julia Smith Translation
And eating my morsel alone, and the orphan ate not from it;
King James 2000
Or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;
Lexham Expanded Bible
or I have eaten my morsel {alone}, and [the] orphan has not eaten from it
Modern King James verseion
or have eaten my bit alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Have I eaten my portion alone, that the fatherless hath had no part with me?
NET Bible
If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans --
New Heart English Bible
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
The Emphasized Bible
Or, used to eat my morsel alone, so that the fatherless did not eat thereof;
Webster
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it;
World English Bible
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
Youngs Literal Translation
And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,
Themes
Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Interlinear
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
16 If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose; 17 If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father; 18 (For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.
Deuteronomy 15:14
But give him freely from your flock and from your grain and your wine: in the measure of the wealth which the Lord your God has given you, you are to give to him.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.
Job 22:7
You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.
Job 29:12-16
For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.
Ezekiel 18:7
And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
Ezekiel 18:16
Or done wrong to any, or taken anything from one in his debt, or taken goods by force, but has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;
Luke 11:41
But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.
John 13:29
Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.
Acts 4:32
And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common.
Romans 12:13
Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.
James 1:27
The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
1 John 3:17
But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?