Job 5:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 5:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 5:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 5:16 — KJV
“So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.”
— Job 5:16 (KJV)
Job 5:16 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 5:16
“The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:16: hath, iniquity, mouth
“And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. laid...: Heb. caused it to touch”
Shares key themes with Job 5:16: hath, iniquity, mouth
“That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:16: poor, hath, iniquity
“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;”
Shares key themes with Job 5:16: hath, mouth
“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.”
Shares key themes with Job 5:16: hath, iniquity
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