Job 29:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

The blessing of a dying man came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

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  • Job 22:9 : 9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
  • Job 31:19-20 : 19 If I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
  • Isa 27:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and they shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
  • 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me. 18 The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day, and you know very well how many things he ministered to me at Ephesus.
  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 For we have great joy and solace in your love, because the hearts of the saints are refreshed by you, brother.
  • Isa 65:14 : 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and wail for vexation of spirit.
  • Acts 9:39-41 : 39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 But Peter put them all outside, and knelt down and prayed; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. 41 And he gave her his hand and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
  • 2 Cor 9:12-14 : 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but is also abundant through many thanksgivings to God; 13 While by the evidence of this ministry they glorify God for your professed submission to the gospel of Christ, and for your generous sharing with them, and with all men; 14 And by their prayer for you, who long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
  • Ps 67:4 : 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for You shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.
  • Prov 31:6-9 : 6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those of heavy hearts. 7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. 8 Speak for those who cannot speak, in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
  • Deut 16:11 : 11 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite that is within your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD your God has chosen to place His name there.
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 In any case you shall return the pledge to him when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own clothing, and bless you: and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.
  • Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
  • Neh 8:10-12 : 10 Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; do not be sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength. 11 So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; do not be grieved. 12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 29:11-12
    2 verses
    86%

    11 When the ear heard me, it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it approved me;

    12 Because I delivered the poor who cried out, the fatherless, and the one who had no helper.

  • Job 29:14-17
    4 verses
    78%

    14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a crown.

    15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.

    16 I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case I did not know.

    17 And I broke the fangs of the wicked, and plucked the victim from his teeth.

  • 25 Did I not weep for those in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

  • Job 31:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

    17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;

  • 9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

  • Job 31:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19 If I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or any poor without covering;

    20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

    21 If I have lifted my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate;

  • 1 Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in times of trouble.

  • 13 Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD: for he has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

  • 11 Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let your widows trust in me.

  • 9 The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

  • 7 I will be glad and rejoice in your mercy: for you have considered my trouble; you have known my soul in adversities;

  • 15 I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  • 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted myself up when evil found him;

  • 25 I chose their path and sat as their chief, and lived as a king among his troops, as one who comforts the mourners.

  • 15 He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears in oppression.

  • Ps 30:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be my helper.

    11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness;

  • 6 Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.

  • 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

  • 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

  • 9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • 16 For the king will hear, to deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

  • 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD.

  • 9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • 19 Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • 16 Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the brokenhearted.

  • 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.

  • Ps 31:21-22
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    70%

    21 Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown me his marvelous kindness in a strong city.

    22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before your eyes: nevertheless you heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to you.

  • 29 But I am poor and sorrowful; let your salvation, O God, set me up on high.

  • Ps 13:5-6
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    69%

    5 But I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

    6 I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me.

  • Ps 35:9-10
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    69%

    9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

    10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him, yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?

  • 2 To turn aside the needy from justice and to take away the rights from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

  • 14 The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.

  • 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  • 9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, yes, my soul and my body.

  • 16 Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.

  • 22 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

  • 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

  • 29 And the Levite, (because he has no part nor inheritance with you,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

  • 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;