Job 29:16
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Cross-references
Job 31:18 describes Job's lifelong fatherly care for the fatherless, reinforcing his claim in Job 29:16.
Esther 2:7 shows Mordecai acting as a father to orphaned Esther, paralleling Job's role as father to the poor.
Proverbs 29:7 states a righteous man knows the rights of the poor — directly aligning with Job being a father to the needy and searching their cause.
James 1:27 defines pure religion as caring for orphans and widows — directly aligning with Job's fatherly care for the poor.
Psalm 82:4 commands rescuing the weak and needy — directly reinforcing Job's self-description as a father to the needy.
Proverbs 31:9 calls for defending the rights of the poor and needy — a direct parallel to Job's fatherly care for the needy.
Psalm 68:5 declares God a father to the fatherless — Job's human fatherhood mirrors this divine attribute.
Proverbs 18:13 warns against answering before hearing — Job's searching out the cause exemplifies the opposite, listening first.
Proverbs 25:2 says kings search things out — paralleling Job's active investigation of the needy's cause as a righteous leader.