Job 31:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 24:13 : 13 You must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the LORD your God.
  • Job 29:11 : 11 Job’s Benevolence“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 31:15-19
    5 verses
    87%

    15Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb?

    16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

    17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans–

    18but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow!

    19If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

  • Job 31:21-22
    2 verses
    81%

    21if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

    22then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let my arm be broken off at the socket.

  • Gen 31:38-40
    3 verses
    74%

    38“I have been with you for the past twenty years. Your ewes and female goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.

    39Animals torn by wild beasts I never brought to you; I always absorbed the loss myself. You always made me pay for every missing animal, whether it was taken by day or at night.

    40I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.

  • Job 31:38-39
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    72%

    38Job’s Final Solemn Oath“If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together,

    39if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners,

  • Job 31:31
    71%

    31if the members of my household have never said,‘If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s meat!’–

  • Gen 31:8-9
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    71%

    8If he said,‘The speckled animals will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to speckled offspring. But if he said,‘The streaked animals will be your wage,’ then the entire flock gave birth to streaked offspring.

    9In this way God has snatched away your father’s livestock and given them to me.

  • Gen 30:30-31
    2 verses
    71%

    30Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?”

    31So Laban asked,“What should I give you?”“You don’t need to give me a thing,” Jacob replied,“but if you agree to this one condition, I will continue to care for your flocks and protect them:

  • Job 31:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

    26if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

  • Job 29:12-13
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    12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

    13the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;

  • Gen 30:33
    70%

    33My integrity will testify for me later on. When you come to verify that I’ve taken only the wages we agreed on, if I have in my possession any goat that is not speckled or spotted or any sheep that is not dark-colored, it will be considered stolen.”

  • Gen 44:29-30
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    70%

    29If you take this one from me too and an accident happens to him, then you will bring down my gray hair in tragedy to the grave.’

    30“So now, when I return to your servant my father, and the boy is not with us– his very life is bound up in his son’s life.

  • Prov 31:20-21
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    70%

    20She opened her hand to the poor, and extended her hands to the needy.

    21She would not fear for her household in winter, because all of her household were clothed with scarlet,

  • Job 31:29
    70%

    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

  • Exod 22:27
    70%

    27for it is his only covering– it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious.

  • Prov 27:26
    70%

    26the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.

  • 2 Sam 12:3
    70%

    3But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.

  • Job 30:1
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    1Job’s Present Misery“But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs.

  • Job 31:13
    69%

    13“If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

  • Gen 31:42
    69%

    42If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”

  • Deut 28:4
    69%

    4Your children will be blessed, as well as the produce of your soil, the offspring of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

  • Prov 31:17
    69%

    17She clothed herself in might, and she strengthened her arms.

  • Job 39:16
    69%

    16She is harsh with her young, as if they were not hers; she is unconcerned about the uselessness of her labor.

  • Ezek 18:16
    69%

    16does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,

  • Prov 31:13
    69%

    13She sought out wool and flax, then worked happily with her hands.

  • Job 30:25
    69%

    25Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

  • Judg 6:37
    69%

    37Look, I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and the ground around it is dry, then I will be sure that you will use me to deliver Israel, as you promised.”

  • Gen 31:28
    69%

    28You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren goodbye. You have acted foolishly!

  • Prov 31:2
    69%

    2O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,

  • 1 Sam 25:16
    69%

    16Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

  • Job 31:9
    69%

    9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door,

  • Ps 23:1
    68%

    1A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

  • Job 21:24
    68%

    24his body well nourished, and the marrow of his bones moist.

  • Gen 30:39
    68%

    39When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

  • Ezek 18:7
    68%

    7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

  • Jer 20:17
    68%

    17For he did not kill me before I came from the womb, making my pregnant mother’s womb my grave forever.

  • Job 27:14
    68%

    14If his children increase– it is for the sword! His offspring never have enough to eat.