Job 22:19

Those who do right rejoice when they see the destruction of the wicked, and the innocent mock them,

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In The King James Version

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

In Context

18And yet he was the one who had filled their homes with good things—but I don't accept their way of thinking.

20saying, ‘Our enemies are destroyed, and fire has burned up all that's left of them.’

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Cross References

Job 9:23When disaster strikes suddenly he mocks the despair of the innocent.

Psalms 52:6Those who do right will see all this. They will be astonished and laugh, saying,

Psalms 97:8Jerusalem hears this and celebrates; all the towns of Judah are happy because of your judgments, Lord.

Proverbs 11:10The whole town celebrates when good people are successful; they also shout for joy when the wicked die.

Revelation 19:1After this I heard what sounded like the noise of an enormous crowd in heaven, shouting, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power describe our God,

Matthew Henry on Job 22:16-21

Judgments Executed on the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire… Read the whole commentary →

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