Job 31:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:16 — KJV
“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”
— Job 31:16 (KJV)
Job 31:16 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 31:16
“And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:16: withheld, desire, eyes
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Job 31:16: desire, eyes
“And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. an open...: Heb. the door of eyes, or, of Enajim”
Shares key themes with Job 31:16: eyes, widow
“And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth relieve: Heb. strengthen”
Shares key themes with Job 31:16: poor, fail
“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:16: eyes, fail
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