Job 29:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.”
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“The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 29:13 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
- Deuteronomy 24:13be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.
- Ruth 2:20Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
- Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
- Job 22:9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
- Job 31:19if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
- Job 31:20if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
- Psalms 67:4Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah
- Proverbs 11:26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
- Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
- Isaiah 27:13And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 65:14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
- Acts 9:39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
- 2 Corinthians 9:12For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
- 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
- Philemon 1:7I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
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