Job 5:16
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And to the needy there shall be hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.

the poor.

1 Samuel 2:8,9 He raiseth up the needy from the dust, and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill: that he may sit with princes, and hold the throne of glory. For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, and upon them he hath set the world. . . .

Psalm 9:18 For the poor man shall not be forgotten to the end: the patience of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Isaiah 14:32 And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nations? That the Lord hath founded Sion, and the poor of his people shall hope in him.

Zechariah 9:12 Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, I will render thee double as I declare today.

and.

Exodus 11:7 But with all the children of Israel there shall not a dog make the least noise, from man even to beast; that you may know how wonderful a difference the Lord maketh between the Egyptians and Israel.

Psalm 63:11 But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

Psalm 107:42 The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God.

Context
Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those who Seek Him
15But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent. 16And to the needy there shall be hope, but iniquity shall draw in her mouth.17Blessed is the man whom God correcteth: refuse not, therefore, the chastising of the Lord.…
Cross References
Job 31:16
If I have denied to the poor what they desired, and have made the eyes of the widow wait:

Psalm 63:11
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.

Psalm 107:42
The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Jeremiah 39:11
Now Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had given charge to Nabuzardan the general concerning Jeremiah, saying:

Daniel 1:9
And God gave to Daniel grace and mercy in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.

Lexicon
So the poor
לַדַּ֣ל (lad·dal)
Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1800: Dangling, weak, thin

have
וַתְּהִ֣י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

hope,
תִּקְוָ֑ה (tiq·wāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8615: A cord, expectancy

and injustice
וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה (wə·‘ō·lā·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5766: Injustice, unrighteousness

shuts
קָ֣פְצָה (qā·p̄ə·ṣāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7092: To draw together, close, to leap, to die

its mouth.
פִּֽיהָ׃ (pî·hā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to


Additional Translations
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.So the poor has hope, and iniquity stops her mouth.

So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.
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