Job 29:16

Easy To Read Version

I was like a father for poor people.\par I helped people I didn’t even know\par win their arguments in court.\par

Cross References

Genesis 39:19

Joseph’s master heard what his wife said. And he became very angry.

2 Samuel 14:8

Then the king said to the woman, “Go home. I will take care of things for you.”

Esther 2:7

Mordecai had a girl cousin named Hadassah. She didn’t have a father or a mother, so Mordecai took care of her. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. Hadassah was also called Esther. Esther had a very pretty face and a good figure.

Job 24:4

They force the poor people to wander\par from place to place without a home.\par All the poor people are forced to hide\par from these evil people.\par

Job 30:25

God, you know that I have cried for people in trouble.\par You know that my heart was very sad for poor people.\par

Job 31:18

All my life,\par I have been like a father\par to children that had no father.\par All my life,\par I have taken care of widows.\par

Job 31:31

All the people in my house know that\par I have always given food to strangers.\par

Job 31:32

I always invited strangers into my home\par so they would not have to sleep\par in the streets at night.\par

Job 4:3

Job, you have taught many people.\par You gave strength to weak hands.\par

Psalm 68:5

In his holy temple,\par God is like a father to orphans. {\cf2\super [390]} \par God takes care of widows. {\cf2\super [391]} \par

Exodus 18:26

These rulers were judges for the people. The people could always bring their arguments to these rulers. And Moses had to decide only the most important cases.

Proverbs 25:2

God has the right to hide things that he does not want us to know about. But a king is honored for the things he says.

Proverbs 29:7

Good people want to do the right thing for poor people. But evil people don’t care.

Isaiah 22:21

I will take your robe and put it on that servant. I will give him your scepter. {\cf2\super [218]} I will give him the important job you have. That servant will be like a father to the people of Jerusalem and Judah’s family.

Ephesians 5:1

You are God’s children that he loves. So try to be like God.

Deuteronomy 13:14

If you hear this kind of news, you must do all you can to learn if it is true. If you learn that it is true—if you prove that such a terrible thing really did happen—

James 1:27

The kind of religion (worship) that God accepts is this: caring for orphans {\cf2\super [2]} or widows {\cf2\super [3]} who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s \{evil\} influence. This is the kind of religion (worship) that God accepts as pure and good.