Job 22:19
The righteous see their fate, and rejoice; And the innocent hold them in derision.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
In Context
18And yet he filled their houses with good things!—Far from me be the counsel of the wicked!
20“Truly our adversary is destroyed, And fire hath consumed his abundance!”
Cross References
Job 9:23When the scourge bringeth sudden destruction, He laugheth at the sufferings of the innocent.
Psalms 52:6The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.
Psalms 97:8Zion hath heard, and is glad, And the daughters of Judah exult On account of thy judgments, O LORD!
Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard as it were a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah I The salvation, and the glory, and the power, belong to 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 →