Job 22:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,”
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“You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Thou causest not the weary to drink water, And from the hungry thou withholdest bread.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 22:7 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
- Job 31:17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
- Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
- Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
- Isaiah 58:10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
- Ezekiel 18:7He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Ezekiel 18:16He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Matthew 25:42For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,
- Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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