Job 31:20
if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,
BSB
ASV
If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
KJV
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
If his loins have not blessed me - This is a very delicate touch: the part that was cold and shivering is now covered with warm woollen. It feels the comfort; and by a fine prosopopoeia, is represented as blessing him who furnished the clothing.
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Job 29:11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
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All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
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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…
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Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be…
And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”
If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of…
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.