Job 31:13-14

“If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?”

"If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?" - Job 31:13-14
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What does Job 31:13-14 mean?

Job 31:13-14 (KJV) says: "13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?" Job 31:13-14 is a passage from the book of Job, which is a part…

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The Heart of Compassion: Weeping with Those in Trouble

In the book of Job, we find a man who, despite his suffering, reflects deeply on his relationship with others and the heartbreak of humanity. Job 31:13-14 serves as a poignant reminder of the responsibilities we hold towards our fellow beings, especially those who suffer. "Did…

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A Prayer for Compassion and Justice in Our Hearts

Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne of grace, I reflect on the powerful words spoken by Your servant Job in the book of Job, particularly Job 31:13-14. These verses pierce my heart with their profound truth: "Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul…

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Job 31:13-14 - "If I have denied justice to my menservants and maidservants when they had a grievance against me, what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?"
Job 31:13 - "If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;"
Job 31:14 - "What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?"
Job 13:14 - "Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?"
1 John 3:1-3
"If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;" - Job 31:13
Altar rebuilt in Jerusalem. Ezra 3:1-3
Job 31:40 - "Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended."
Job 31:31 - "If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied."
Job 33:31 - "Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak."
Job 14:13 - "O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!"
Job 31:11 - "For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges."
Job 31:3 - "Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?"
"What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?" - Job 31:14
Job 31 take an inventory of his life
Job 31:26 - "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;"
Job 36:31 - "For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance."
Mateo 14:31
Job 31:32 - "The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller."
Job 31:4 - "Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?"
Job 31:38 - "If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;"
Job 15:31 - "Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence."
Job 38:31 - "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?"
Job 31:5 - "If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;"
Job 31:12 - "For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase."
"Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?" - Job 13:14
Job 31:33 - "If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:"
Job 31:6 - "Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity."
Job 30:31 - "My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep."