Job 8:21
He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
In Context
20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, nor will he uphold the evil-doers.
22Those who hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Cross References
Genesis 21:6And Sarah said, God has made me to laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.
Nehemiah 12:43And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy. And the women also and the children rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
Psalms 32:11Be glad in LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous. And shout for joy, all ye who are upright in heart.
Psalms 100:1Make a joyful noise to LORD, all ye lands.
Psalms 126:6He who goes forth and weeps, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves.
Luke 6:21Blessed are those who hunger now, because ye will be filled. Blessed are those who weep now, because ye will laugh.
Matthew Henry on Job 8:21-22
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. Bildad here, in the close of his discourse, sums up what he has to say in a few words, setting before Job life and death, the blessing and the curse, assuring him that as he was so he should fare, and therefore they might conclude that as he fared so… Read the whole commentary →