Job 5:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:10 : 10 With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
  • Job 4:10 : 10 There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
  • Ps 107:41 : 41 Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.
  • Ps 109:31 : 31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.
  • Ps 72:12-13 : 12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 13 He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 5:16
    82%

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

  • Ps 72:12-14
    3 verses
    80%

    12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

    13He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

    14From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.

  • Job 36:15
    79%

    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

    4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

  • Jer 20:13
    77%

    13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

  • Ps 35:10
    76%

    10With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”

  • Job 5:20
    76%

    20In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.

  • Ps 41:1
    75%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Ps 72:4
    75%

    4He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

  • Job 36:6
    75%

    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Ps 109:31
    74%

    31because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

  • Ps 12:5
    74%

    5“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

  • Prov 31:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.

    9Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Ps 34:6
    72%

    6This oppressed man cried out and the LORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

  • Ps 33:19
    72%

    19by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.

  • Ps 37:14
    72%

    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

  • Ps 144:10
    72%

    10the one who delivers kings, and rescued David his servant from a deadly sword.

  • Ps 113:7
    72%

    7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

  • Ps 140:12
    72%

    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • Job 6:23
    72%

    23Or‘Deliver me from the enemy’s power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me’?

  • Job 29:12
    72%

    12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

  • Job 22:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29When people are brought low and you say‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast;

    30he will deliver even someone who is not innocent, who will escape through the cleanness of your hands.”

  • Ps 37:39
    71%

    39But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

  • Prov 30:14
    71%

    14There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

  • Job 33:18
    71%

    18He spares a person’s life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

  • Prov 14:31
    71%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Ps 14:6
    71%

    6You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.

  • Ps 9:18
    71%

    18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

  • Ps 107:41
    71%

    41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

  • Job 24:4
    71%

    4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

  • Prov 22:23
    70%

    23for the LORD will plead their case and will rob the life those who are robbing them.

  • Ps 10:10
    70%

    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

  • Ps 17:13
    70%

    13Rise up, LORD! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

  • Isa 11:4
    70%

    4He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.

  • Job 5:5
    70%

    5The hungry eat up his harvest, and take it even from behind the thorns, and the thirsty pant for their wealth.

  • Job 35:9
    70%

    9“People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

  • Deut 15:11
    70%

    11There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

  • Ps 10:14
    70%

    14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

  • Prov 13:8
    70%

    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

  • Prov 22:16
    70%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Ps 109:16
    70%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • Ps 24:5
    70%

    5Such godly people are rewarded by the LORD, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

  • Job 5:14
    69%

    14They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope about in the noontime as if it were night.

  • Ps 31:15
    69%

    15You determine my destiny! Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.