Job 31:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;”

Job 31:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 31:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 31:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it”

Job 31:17 — World English Bible

Job 31:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof ”

Job 31:17 — American Standard Version

Job 31:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,”

Job 31:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 31:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof, ”

Job 31:17 — Darby Translation

Job 31:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Or haue eaten my morsels alone, and the fatherles hath not eaten thereof,”

Job 31:17 — Geneva Bible

Job 31:17 in Context — Job 31

15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?

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

17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;)

19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

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What Does Job 31:17 Mean?

Job 31:17 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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