Job 29:12
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
In Context
11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
Cross References
Exodus 22:22You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
Nehemiah 5:2Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
Job 22:6For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.
Job 24:4They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
Job 31:17if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
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 →