Job 29:11-18, Psa 72:2-4, 12-14, 82:2-3, Pro 16:12, 20:28, 25:5, 28:16, 29:4 | ESV | STEP | When the ear heard , it called me blessed , and when the eye saw , it approved ,

Job 29:11-18

11 When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
12 because I ^adelivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 ^bThe blessing of him who was ^cabout to perish came upon me,
and I caused ^dthe widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 I ^eput on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and ^fa turban.
15 I was ^geyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out ^hthe cause of him whom I did not know.
17 I ⁱbroke ^jthe fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
18 ^kThen I thought, ‘I shall die in my ^lnest,
and I shall multiply my days as ^mthe sand,

Psalms 72:2-4

2 May he ⁿjudge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
3 Let the mountains bear ^oprosperity for the people,
and the hills, in righteousness!
4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!

Psalms 72:12-14

12 For he delivers ^pthe needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
and ^qprecious is their blood in his sight.

Psalms 82:2-3

2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ^rshow partiality to ^sthe wicked? Selah
3 ^tGive justice to ^uthe weak and the fatherless;
^vmaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

Proverbs 16:12

12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
for ^wthe throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 20:28

28 ^xSteadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
and by steadfast love his ^ythrone is upheld.

Proverbs 25:5

5 take away ^zthe wicked from the presence of the king,
and his ^aathrone will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 28:16

16 A ruler who ^ablacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Proverbs 29:4

4 By justice a king ^acbuilds up the land,
but he who exacts gifts ^{▼▼Or who taxes heavily} tears it down.