Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
or I have eaten my morsel {alone}, and [the] orphan has not eaten from it
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
Bible in Basic English
If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father;
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;
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 have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail, 17 or I have eaten my morsel {alone}, and [the] orphan has not eaten from it 18 (for from my childhood he {grew up with} me like a father, and from my mother's womb I guided her),
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor will not cease to be {among you} [in] the land; therefore I [am] commanding you, {saying}, 'You shall willingly open your hand to your brother, to your needy and to your poor [that are] in your land.'
Deuteronomy 15:14
You shall generously supply him from [among] your flocks and from your threshing floor and from your press; [according to] that [with which] Yahweh your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, "Go, eat festive food and drink sweet drinks, and send a share to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our lord. Do not be grieved because the joy of Yahweh is your refuge."
Job 22:7
You have given no water [for the] weary to drink, and you withheld food from [the] hungry.
Job 29:12-16
because I saved [the] needy who cried for help, and [I saved] [the] orphan for whom [there was] no helper.
Ezekiel 18:7
and he oppresses {no one} [and] he returns pledge for his loan {and he commits no robbery} [and] he gives his bread to [the] hungry and he covers a naked person [with] a garment,
Ezekiel 18:16
And he oppresses no one; he requires no pledge for a loan, and {he does not commit robbery}; he gives his bread to [the] hungry, and he covers the naked person [with] a garment.
Luke 11:41
But give [as] charitable giving the things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
John 13:29
For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, "Purchase {what we need} for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.)
Acts 4:32
Now the group of those who believed were one heart and soul, and no one said anything of what belonged to him was his own, but all [things] were theirs in common.
Romans 12:13
contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.
James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep oneself unstained by the world.
1 John 3:17
But whoever has the world's material possessions and observes his brother {in need} and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?