Job 5:16
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So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
In other translations
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Psalm 107:42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
- Psalm 63:11But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
- 1 Samuel 2:8-98 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them. 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. 9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- Isaiah 14:32What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- Zechariah 9:12Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
- Psalm 9:18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
- Exodus 11:7But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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