Job 31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Cross-references
Job 22:9 falsely accuses Job of crushing the fatherless — the very charge Job denies in 31:21.
Job 29:12 recounts Job's past deliverance of the fatherless — consistent with his denial of harming them in 31:21.
Job 6:27 condemns exploiting the fatherless — the very sin Job denies in 31:21.
Job 24:9 describes the wicked snatching the fatherless — the opposite of Job's claim of not raising his hand against them.
Micah 7:3 depicts corruption at the gate—rulers, judges, powerful conspiring—directly paralleling Job's 'support in the gate' used to oppress.
Proverbs 22:22 directly forbids exploiting the poor or crushing the needy in court, exactly matching Job's denial of harming the fatherless at the gate.
Amos 5:12 condemns those who turn aside the needy in the gate, directly paralleling Job's denial of raising his hand against the fatherless at the gate.
Exodus 23:6 commands not to deny justice to the poor, echoing Job's claim of not oppressing the fatherless in legal settings.
Deuteronomy 16:19 warns against perverting justice and taking bribes, aligning with Job's denial of using gate influence to harm the fatherless.
Proverbs 23:11 says God defends the fatherless — Job's claim in 31:21 shows he avoided that judgment.
Jeremiah 5:28 condemns those who fail to plead for the fatherless — the opposite of Job's righteous claim.
Ezekiel 22:7 condemns oppressing the fatherless, matching Job's denial of harming orphans. Both address mistreatment of the vulnerable.
Proverbs 29:7 contrasts the righteous who know the rights of the poor with the wicked, echoing Job's claim of not oppressing the fatherless.