Job 29:17

Easy To Read Version

I stopped evil people abusing their power\par and saved innocent people from them. {\cf2\super [62]} \par

Cross References

Job 29:18

“I always thought I would live a long life,\par growing old with my family around me.\par

Job 33:19

“Or, a person might hear God’s voice\par when that person is in bed\par and suffering from God’s punishment.\par God is warning that person with pain.\par That person is in so much pain\par that all his bones hurt.\par

Job 4:11

Yes, those bad people are like lions\par that can’t find animals to kill.\par They die and their children wander away.\par

Job 5:15

God saves poor people from death.\par He saves the poor people from\par the power of the clever people.\par

Psalm 124:3

Our enemies would have swallowed us alive\par whenever they became angry at us.\par

Psalm 124:6

Praise the Lord!\par The Lord did not let our enemies\par catch us and kill us.\par

Psalm 3:7

Lord, get up! {\cf2\super [10]} \par My God, come rescue me!\par \{You are very strong!\}\par If you hit my bad enemies on the cheek,\par you will break all their teeth.\par

Psalm 58:8

May they be like snails melting away\par as they move.\par May they be like a baby\par that was born dead\par and never saw the light of day.\par

Proverbs 30:14

There are people whose teeth are like swords. Their jaws are like knives. They use their time to take everything they can from poor people.

1 Samuel 17:35

Each time I chased that wild animal. I attacked it and took the sheep from its mouth. That wild animal jumped on me, but I caught it by the fur under its mouth. And I hit it and killed it.