Job 31:17
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
Cross-reference
Job 31:32 shows Job opening his doors to travelers — another act of generosity parallel to feeding the fatherless.
In Job 29:13-16, Job earlier describes his care for the needy and fatherless, consistent with his claim here of sharing food with orphans.
In Job 22:7, Eliphaz falsely accuses Job of withholding bread from the hungry, directly contradicting Job's claim of sharing food with orphans.
Job 24:3 describes oppressors taking from the fatherless — the opposite of Job's righteous sharing of food.
In Job 6:27, Job accuses his friends of exploiting the fatherless, contrasting with his own care for them here.
Deuteronomy 15:11 commands open-handed giving to the poor — Job's practice of sharing his food with the fatherless.
Nehemiah 8:10 urges sending portions to those with nothing — Job's refusal to eat alone mirrors this.
In James 1:27, pure religion includes caring for orphans, directly matching Job's claim of not eating alone but sharing with the fatherless.
In 1 Samuel 25:11, Nabal refuses to share his food with David's men, contrasting with Job's claim of not eating alone but sharing with orphans.
Psalm 68:5 declares God as father of the fatherless — Job's care for orphans mirrors God's character.
In Acts 4:32, the early church shares all possessions, echoing Job's claim of not eating alone but sharing with orphans — a parallel of communal generosity.
In Ezekiel 18:7, giving bread to the hungry is a mark of righteousness, paralleling Job's claim of not eating alone but sharing with the fatherless.
In Ezekiel 18:16, giving bread to the hungry is again listed as righteous conduct, similar to Job's sharing food with orphans here.
Luke 11:41 calls for giving alms from within — Job's sharing of his morsel is a concrete example.
In 1 John 3:17, failing to share with a brother in need is condemned, reinforcing Job's claim of sharing food with orphans as righteous.
In Romans 12:13, contributing to the needs of saints and hospitality parallels Job's practice of sharing his food with the fatherless.