Job 29:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 4:22 : 22 And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
  • Luke 11:27 : 27 And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.
  • Job 31:20 : 20 If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;
  • Prov 29:2 : 2 When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

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