English Standard Version
Job 31:32
32(the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler),
Job 31:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
- New International Version (NIV)but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler—
- New King James Version (NKJV)(But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler);
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have never turned away a stranger but have opened my doors to everyone.
Context of Job 31:32
30(I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse), 31if the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?' (the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler), 33if I have concealed my transgressions as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart, 34because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
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בַּ֭חוּץ לֹא־יָלִ֣ין גֵּ֑ר דְּ֝לָתַ֗י לָאֹ֥רַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:32
- Job 31:17or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
- Genesis 19:2and said, "My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way." They said, "No; we will spend the night in the town square."
- Judges 19:15and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gibeah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.
- Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
- Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
- Romans 12:13Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
- 1 Timothy 5:10and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.
- Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
Commentaries on Job 31:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The stranger did not lodge in the street - My kindness did not extend merely to my family, domestics, and friends; the stranger - he who was to me perfectly unknown, and the traveler - he who was on his journey to some other district, found my doors ever open to receive them, and were refreshed with my bed and my board.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32The stranger did not lodge in the street - This is designed to illustrate the sentiment in the previous verse, and to express his consciousness that he had showed the most generous hospitality. But I opened my doors to the traveler - Margin, or way. The word used here ארח 'ôrach means properly way, path, road; but it also denotes those who travel on such a way; see Job 6:19, “The troops of Tema looked,” Hebrew ארח תימא têymâ' 'ôrach - the ways, or…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-32no stranger had to lodge on the street: The Old Testament values hosting strangers (hospitality) (Genesis 18:1–13; 19:2–3; Judges 19:20–21). The New Testament commands it (Matthew 25:35; Romans 12:13; 1 Timothy 3:2; Hebrews 13:2; 1 Peter 4:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. traveller--literally, "way," that is, wayfarers; so expressed to include all of every kind (2Sa 12:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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