Job 5:16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Cross-references
Job 10:1 presents Job speaking bitterly, directly opposing Eliphaz's claim in Job 5:16 that injustice is silenced.
1 Samuel 2:8 declares God lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with princes, amplifying the hope given to the poor here.
In Psalm 9:18, the same promise that the poor will not be forgotten and have hope echoes Job's statement.
In Psalm 63:11, the mouths of liars are stopped, directly paralleling 'injustice shuts her mouth' in Job.
Psalm 107:42 says 'all wickedness shuts its mouth,' a clear echo of Job 5:16's silencing of injustice.
Psalm 35:10 praises God for delivering the poor from the strong, reinforcing the hope for the poor in Job 5:16.
Psalm 113:7 portrays God raising the poor from the dust, a direct echo of hope for the needy in Job.
1 Samuel 2:9 promises God guards the faithful and cuts off the wicked, complementing the hope and silencing of injustice here.
Psalm 72:13 similarly emphasizes God's pity on the weak and needy, reinforcing the hope for the poor in Job.
Psalm 82:4 commands rescue of the weak and needy, aligning with Job's theme of justice for the poor.
Isaiah 25:4 depicts God as a stronghold for the poor, paralleling Job's assurance that the poor have hope.
In Isaiah 14:32, the afflicted find refuge in Zion, paralleling the hope for the poor in Job 5:16.