Job 29:24

World English Bible (2000)

I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 4:6 : 6 Many say, "Who will show us any good?" Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.
  • Ps 89:15 : 15 Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, Yahweh.
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.
  • Luke 24:41 : 41 While they still didn't believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"
  • Gen 45:26 : 26 They told him, saying, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." His heart fainted, for he didn't believe them.

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