Job 8:21

But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, 1 And their lips with thanksgiving. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

In Context

20For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; 1 But he will not receive any gift of the ungodly. 1

22But their adversaries shall clothe themselves with shame; 1 And the habitation of the ungodly shall perish.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:6And Sarah said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me.

Psalms 32:11But the counsel of the Lord endures forever, 1 The thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 1

Psalms 100:1A Psalm of David. 1 I will sing to thee, O Lord, of mercy and judgment; 1 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 →

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