Job 29:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ I was a father to the poor: And the cause which I knew not I searched out.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ I was a father to the poor and needy; the cause of him I did not know I searched out.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ I was a father to the needy; the case I didn’t know, I examined.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ I was the father of the poor; and if I lacked knowledge about any case, I investigated very diligently.

Job 29:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 39:19

When his master heard the story his wife told him #– #‘These are the things your slave did to me’ #– #he was furious

2 Samuel 14:8

The king told the woman, ‘Go home. I will issue a command on your behalf.’

Esther 2:7

Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin  Hadassah (that is, Esther), because she had no father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.

Job 24:4

They push the needy off the road; the poor of the land are forced into hiding.

Job 30:25

Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

Job 31:18

for from my youth, I brought him up as his father, and since the day I was born  I guided the widow –

Job 31:31

Haven’t the members of my household said, ‘Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table? ’

Job 31:32

No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveller.

Job 4:3

Indeed, you have instructed many and have strengthened  weak hands.

Exodus 18:26

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

Proverbs 25:2

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to investigate a matter.

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous person knows the rights  of the poor, but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

Isaiah 22:21

I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash round him. I will hand your authority over to him, and he will be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

Ephesians 5:1

Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children,

Deuteronomy 13:14

you are to enquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. If the report turns out to be true that this detestable act has been done among you,

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows  in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.