Job 29:12
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.”Job 29:12
What Does Job 29:12 Mean?
Job 29:12 is found in the book of Job, chapter 29, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor, and Compassion.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 29:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 1:27“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”Psalms 72:12“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.”Amos 5:24“But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”Job 4:6“Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?”Psalms 82:4“Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.”Proverbs 21:13“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.”Psalms 41:1“Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.”Proverbs 22:22“Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:”Exodus 22:22“Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.”Ruth 2:20“And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.”Job 34:28“So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.”Job 36:6“He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.”Psalms 68:5“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”Proverbs 31:8“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.”Deuteronomy 10:18“He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”Job 31:21“If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:”Psalms 82:2“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.”Proverbs 21:15“It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”Proverbs 24:11“If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;”Proverbs 31:9“Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
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