Job 29:13 · KJV
“The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.”
— Job 29:13
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment {was} as a robe and a diadem.
Job 29 — Context
When the ear heard {me}, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw {me}, it gave witness to me:
12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.
13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment {was} as a robe and a diadem.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet {was} I to the lame.
Cross References
Isaiah 27:13
And it shall come to pass in that day, {that} the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
Philemon 1:7
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
2 Timothy 1:16-18
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
Job 31:19-20
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Proverbs 31:6-9
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. {of...: Heb. bitter of soul}
Deuteronomy 26:5
And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish {was} my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
Deuteronomy 24:13
In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.