Job 8:21
But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, and their lips with thanksgiving.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 21:6And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.
Nehemiah 12:43And in that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced; for God had made them very joyful: and their wives and their children rejoiced: and the joy in Jerusalem was heard from afar off.
Psalms 32:11But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
Psalms 100:1A Psalm of David. I will sing to thee, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; I will sing a psalm,
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 →