Job 5:15 · KJV
“But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.”
— Job 5:15
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. {meet...: or, run into}
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job 5 — Context
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. {meet...: or, run into}
15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17Behold, happy {is} the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Cross References
Psalms 35:10
All my bones shall say, LORD, who {is} like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
Psalms 140:12
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, {and} the right of the poor.
Psalms 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save {him} from those that condemn his soul. {those...: Heb. the judges of}
Job 4:10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Psalms 10:17
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: {prepare: or, establish}
Psalms 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalms 107:41
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh {him} families like a flock. {from: or, after}
Psalms 10:14
Thou hast seen {it}; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite {it} with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. {committeth: Heb. leaveth}