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Job 31:18

Job 31:18
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing,.... A man may be in such poor circumstances as to want proper clothing to cover his naked body with, and preserve it from the inclemencies of the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For from my youth he was brought up with me - This verse is usually regarded as a parenthesis, though very various expositions have been given of it. Some have understood it as denying that he had in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 31:16-23

Eliphaz had particularly charged Job with unmercifulness to the poor (Job 22:6, etc.): Thou hast withholden bread from the hungry, stripped the naked of their clothing, and sent widows away empty. One…