Job 22:8 · KJV
“But {as for} the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. {mighty...: Heb. man of arm} {honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance}”
— Job 22:8
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 22 — Context
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. {the naked...: Heb. the clothes of the naked}
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8But {as for} the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. {mighty...: Heb. man of arm} {honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance}
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10Therefore snares {are} round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Cross References
Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he {is} the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he {is} the tail.
Job 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, {and} went not out of the door?
Job 29:7-17
When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!
Isaiah 3:3
The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. {the honourable...: Heb. a man eminent in countenance} {eloquent...: or, skilful of speech}
1 Kings 21:11-15
And the men of his city, {even} the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, {and} as it {was} written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
Psalms 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. {men: Heb. of the sons of the men}
Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge {asketh} for a reward; and the great {man}, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. {his...: Heb. the mischief of his soul}
Job 13:8
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?