Verse Comparison: Job 29:16
<< Job 29:15 Job 29:17 >> American Standard Version
I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.Amplified® Bible
I was a father to the poor {and} needy; the cause of him I did not know I searched out.Contemporary English Version
I was a father to the needy, and I defended them in court, even if they were strangers.Darby English Version
I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out;Good News Bible
I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.King James Version
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.New American Standard Bible
"I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.New International Version
I was a father to the needy;
I took up the case of the stranger.New King James Version
I was a father to the poor,
And I searched out the case that I did not know.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I served as a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.Revised Standard Version
I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.Young's Literal Translation
A father I `am' to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.
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