Job 31:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”

Job 31:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 31:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 31:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,”

Job 31:16 — World English Bible

Job 31:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,”

Job 31:16 — American Standard Version

Job 31:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,”

Job 31:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 31:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”

Job 31:16 — Darby Translation

Job 31:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If I restrained the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile,”

Job 31:16 — Geneva Bible

Job 31:16 in Context — Job 31

14 ¿Qué haría yo cuando Dios se levantase? y cuando él visitara, ¿qué le respondería yo?

15 El que en el vientre me hizo á mí, ¿no lo hizo á él? ¿y no nos dispuso uno mismo en la matriz?

16 Si estorbé el contento de los pobres, é hice desfallecer los ojos de la viuda;

17 Y si comí mi bocado solo, y no comió de él el huérfano;

18 (Porque desde mi mocedad creció conmigo como con padre, y desde el vientre de mi madre fuí guía de la viuda;)

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What Does Job 31:16 Mean?

Job 31:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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