Job 29:16 Cross References

Job 29:16

16: I was a father to the poor and made sure that even strangers received a fair trial.

Proverbs 29:7

  1. The godly know the rights of the poor; the wicked don't care to know.

Psalms 68:5

  1. Father to the fatherless, defender of widows--this is God, whose dwelling is holy.

Esther 2:7

  1. This man had a beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother had died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter.

Job 31:18

  1. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans, and all my life I have cared for widows.

Proverbs 25:2

  1. It is God's privilege to conceal things and the king's privilege to discover them.

Exodus 18:26

  1. These men were constantly available to administer justice. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but they judged the smaller matters themselves.

Job 24:4

  1. The poor are kicked aside; the needy must hide together for safety.

Deuteronomy 17:8

  1. "Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide--for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such cases to the place the LORD your God will choose,
  2. where the Levitical priests and the judge on duty will hear the case and decide what to do.
  3. The decision they make at the place the LORD chooses will always stand. You must do exactly what they say.

Ephesians 5:1

  1. Follow God's example in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

1 Kings 3:16

  1. Some time later, two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.
  2. "Please, my lord," one of them began, "this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was with me in the house.
  3. Three days later, she also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house.
  4. But her baby died during the night when she rolled over on it.
  5. Then she got up in the night and took my son from beside me while I was asleep. She laid her dead child in my arms and took mine to sleep beside her.

Deuteronomy 13:14

  1. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you,

James 1:27

  1. Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God our Father means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us.
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