Job 31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Job 31:17 in other translations
| BSB | if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— |
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| WEB | or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it |
| ASV | Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof |
| YLT | And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it, |
| DARBY | Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof, |
| BBE | If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father; |
| Webster | Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten of it; |
What does Job 31:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 31:13-23
13-23. Job affirms his freedom from unfairness towards his servants, from harshness and oppression towards the needy. despise the cause--refused to do them justice.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 31:16-23
Job's conscience gave testimony concerning his just and charitable behaviour toward the poor. He is most large upon this head, because in this matter he was particularly accused. He was tender of all, and hurtful to none. Notice the principles by which Job was restrained from being uncharitable and unmerciful. He stood in awe of the Lord, as certainly against him, if he should wrong the poor. Regard to worldly…
Job 31:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 31:17
- Ezekiel 18:16
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
- Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
- Acts 4:32
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
- Luke 11:41
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
- James 1:27
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
- 1 John 3:17
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
- Romans 12:13
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
- Deuteronomy 15:14
Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
- John 13:29
For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
- Deuteronomy 15:11
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
- Job 22:7
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
- Ezekiel 18:7
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
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Context
- Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
- Job 31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
- Job 31:18
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)
Job 31:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y si comí mi bocado solo, y no comió de él el huérfano; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Si j’ai mangé seul mon morceau, et que l’orphelin n’en ait pas mangé; – |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und aß meinen Bissen allein, so daß der Verwaiste nicht davon gegessen hat- |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | si comedi buccellam meam solus, et non comedit pupillus ex ea |