Job 29:14
Being true and acting right were what I wore for clothing.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
In Context
13Those who were about to die blessed me; I made the widow sing for joy.
15I was like eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.
Cross References
Job 27:6I'm convinced I'm right and will never give up believing this; my conscience will not condemn me as long as I live.
Psalms 132:9May your priests wear goodness like clothing; may your faithful people shout for joy.
Isaiah 59:17He put on integrity as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head. He put on clothes of vengeance and wrapped himself with determination as a cloak.
Isaiah 62:3You will be a crown of beauty in the Lord's hand; a royal head-dress in the hand of your God.
2 Corinthians 6:7We speak truthfully, living in the power of God. Our weapons consist of what is true and right; we attack with our right hand and we defend with our left.
1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we belong to the day we should keep our heads clear. We strap on the breastplate of trust and love. We put on the hope of salvation as a helmet.
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 →