Job 5:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.

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  • Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.
  • Job 4:10 : 10 Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
  • Ps 107:41 : 41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
  • Ps 109:31 : 31 For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.
  • Ps 72:12-13 : 12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 16 So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Ps 72:12-14
    3 verses
    80%

    12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

    13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

    14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

  • 15 He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    77%

    3 Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

    4 Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

  • 13 Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.

  • 10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.

  • 20 When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • 4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

  • 6 His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

  • 31 For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.

  • 5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

  • Prov 31:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

    9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • 15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • 6 This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

  • 19 To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.

  • 14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

  • 10 It is God who gives salvation to kings; and who kept his servant David from the wounding sword.

  • 7 He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

  • 12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

  • 23 Or, Get me out of the power of my hater? or, Give money so that I may be free from the power of the cruel ones?

  • 12 For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

  • Job 22:29-30
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    71%

    29 For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

    30 He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.

  • 39 But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

  • 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

  • 18 To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.

  • 31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • 6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

  • 18 For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

  • 41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.

  • 4 The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

  • 23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

  • 10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

  • 13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.

  • 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

  • 5 Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.

  • 9 Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

  • 11 For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

  • 14 You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

  • 8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • 16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • 16 Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

  • 5 He will have blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

  • 14 In the daytime it becomes dark for them, and in the sunlight they go feeling about as if it was night.

  • 15 The chances of my life are in your hand; take me out of the hands of my haters, and of those who go after me.