Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
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;
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
or let the widow’s
without letting the fatherless eat any of it—
and since the day I was born
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never cease to be poor people in the land;
Deuteronomy 15:14
Give generously to him from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You are to give him whatever the Lord your God has blessed you with.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared,
Job 22:7
and withheld food from the famished,
Job 29:12-16
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
Ezekiel 18:7
He doesn’t oppress anyone
Ezekiel 18:16
He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
Luke 11:41
John 13:29
Since Judas
Acts 4:32
Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.
Romans 12:13
Share with the saints in their needs;
James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before our
1 John 3:17
If anyone has this world’s goods