Job 29:11
Everyone who listened to me praised me; whoever saw me commended me,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
In Context
10The voices of the officials were hushed; they held their tongues in my presence.
12because I gave to the poor who called out to me and the orphans who had no one to help them.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:2When good people are in charge, everybody celebrates; but when the wicked rule, everybody groans.
Luke 4:22Everybody expressed their approval of him, amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn't this Joseph's son?” they wondered.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:8-18
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The… Read the whole commentary →