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Job 29:16-17 Job 29 - Job's Final Words

16 I was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of the stranger.

17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims from their teeth.

Cross References for Job 29:16-17

Genesis 45:8 - “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his e... Click to read the verse Genesis 45:8 Click to read the verse Genesis 45:8

Genesis 39:19 - When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is how your slave treated me,”... Click to read the verse Genesis 39:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 39:19

Judges 17:10 - Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father and priest, and I’ll give you ten shekel... Click to read the verse Judges 17:10 Click to read the verse Judges 17:10

Exodus 18:21 - But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:21 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:21

Exodus 18:26 - They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, b... Click to read the verse Exodus 18:26 Click to read the verse Exodus 18:26

1 Kings 3:16-28 - A Wise Ruling Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:16-28 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:16-28

James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and w... Click to read the verse James 1:27 Click to read the verse James 1:27

Ezekiel 18:17 - He withholds his hand from sin and takes no usury or excessive interest. He keeps my laws and f... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:17 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 18:17

Deuteronomy 13:14 - then you must inquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been p... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 13:14 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 13:14

Deuteronomy 17:8-10 - Law Courts If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge—whether blo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:8-10 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:8-10

Psalms 68:5 - A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 68:5

Proverbs 25:2 - It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:2 Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:2

Proverbs 18:13 - He who answers before listening— that is his folly and his shame. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:13 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:13

2 Samuel 14:8 - The king said to the woman, “Go home, and I will issue an order in your behalf.” Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:8 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:8

Job 31:18 - but from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my birth I guided the widow— Click to read the verse Job 31:18 Click to read the verse Job 31:18

Ezra 10:16 - So the exiles did as was proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, one from... Click to read the verse Ezra 10:16 Click to read the verse Ezra 10:16

Ezra 6:1 - The Decree of Darius King Darius then issued an order, and they searched in the archives stored... Click to read the verse Ezra 6:1 Click to read the verse Ezra 6:1

Esther 2:7 - Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor... Click to read the verse Esther 2:7 Click to read the verse Esther 2:7

Job 24:4 - They thrust the needy from the path and force all the poor of the land into hiding. Click to read the verse Job 24:4 Click to read the verse Job 24:4

Ephesians 5:1 - Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:1 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:1

Proverbs 29:7 - The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 29:7