Job 29:24

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

If I smiled at them, they hardly believed it; and they did not cause the light of my face to darken.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 4:6 : 6 Many say,“Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!
  • Ps 89:15 : 15 How blessed are the people who worship you! O LORD, they experience your favor.
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
  • Luke 24:41 : 41 And while they still could not believe it(because of their joy) and were amazed, he said to them,“Do you have anything here to eat?”
  • Gen 45:26 : 26 They told him,“Joseph is still alive and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

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