Job 31:29
Have I ever been happy when disaster destroyed those who hated me, or celebrated when evil took them down?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
In Context
28This too would be a sin deserving punishment for it would mean I had denied God above.
30I have never allowed my mouth to sin by putting a curse on someone's life.
Cross References
2 Samuel 1:12They mourned and cried and fasted until the evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord, the Israelites, that had been killed by the sword.
2 Samuel 16:5As King David arrived at the town of Bahurim, a man from Saul's family was just leaving. His name was Shimei, son of Gera, and he was shouting out curses as he came.
Psalms 35:25Don't let them say to themselves, “Look! We got what we wanted!” Don't let them say, “We completely destroyed him!”
Proverbs 24:17Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
Obadiah 1:13You should not have marched through the city gates of my people on their day of disaster. You should not have gloated over them on the day of their disaster. You should not have looted their wealth on the day of their disaster.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:25-33
Job's Abhorrence of Idolatry. ( b. c. 1520.) 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him… Read the whole commentary →