Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 16:11And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 26:5And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down to Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
Nehemiah 8:10Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy to our LORD: neither be ye sad; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Job 31:19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
Psalms 67:4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.
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 →