Job 29:24

If I had ever laughed at them, they would not have believed it, and the light of my face was not cast down towards the ground.

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In The King James Version

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

In Context

23They waited for me as for rain, and they opened their mouth as for belated rains.

25If I wished to go to them, I sat down first, and, though I sat like a king surrounded by an army, yet I was a comforter to those who mourned.

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Cross References

Psalms 4:6Offer the sacrifice of justice, and hope in the Lord. Many say, “Who reveals to us what is good?”

Psalms 126:1A Canticle in steps: of Solomon. Unless the Lord has built the house, those who build it have labored in vain. Unless the Lord has guarded the city, he who guards it watches in vain.

Matthew Henry on Job 29:19-25

18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. 23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not;… Read the whole commentary →

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