Job 29:11
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
World English Bible Classic
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 voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
12because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
Cross References
Proverbs 29:2When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Luke 4:22All testified about him and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
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 →