Job 29:11
For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
Majority Standard Bible
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 nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:2When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
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 →