Job 31:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:21 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:21 — KJV
“If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:”
— Job 31:21 (KJV)
Job 31:21 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 31:21
“And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:21: hand, fatherless, gate
“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?”
Shares key themes with Job 31:21: lifted, hand, against
“And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:21: hand, against, help
“And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?”
Shares key themes with Job 31:21: hand, against, saw
“For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?”
Shares key themes with Job 31:21: hand, against, saw
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