Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
or let the widow’s
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;
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,
The Emphasized Bible
If I withheld - from pleasure - the poor, or, the eyes of the widow, I dimmed;
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,
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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 the same God form us both in the womb?
or let the widow’s
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.
Deuteronomy 28:32
Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything.
Job 5:16
and injustice shuts its mouth.
Job 20:19
he seized a house he did not build.
Job 22:7-9
and withheld food from the famished,
Psalm 69:3
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Psalm 112:9
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.
Psalm 119:82
looking for what You have promised;
I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
Psalm 119:123
and for Your righteous promise.
Isaiah 38:14
I moan like a dove.
My eyes grow weak looking upward.
Lord, I am oppressed; support me.
Lamentations 4:17
ע Ayin
as we looked in vain for assistance;
we watched from our towers
for a nation
Luke 16:21
Acts 11:29
So each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea.
Galatians 2:10
They asked only that we would remember the poor,