Job 24:21
New Living Translation
21 They cheat the woman who has no son to help her.
They refuse to help the needy widow.
Job 29:13
New Living Translation
13 I helped those without hope, and they blessed me.
And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.
1 Samuel 1:6-7
New Living Translation
6 So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children. 7 Year after year it was the same—Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle.[a] Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat.
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Job 31:16-18
New Living Translation
16 “Have I refused to help the poor,
or crushed the hopes of widows?
17 Have I been stingy with my food
and refused to share it with orphans?
18 No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father,
and all my life I have cared for widows.
Job 24:3
New Living Translation
3 They take the orphan’s donkey
and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.
Job 22:9
New Living Translation
9 You must have sent widows away empty-handed
and crushed the hopes of orphans.
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