Job 31:29
If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, And exulted when evil came upon him;
Noyes Bible
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 also were a crime to be punished by the judge; For I should have denied the God who is above.
30(Nay, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, By asking with curses his life;)
Cross References
Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha! we have our wish!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Proverbs 24:17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
Obadiah 1:13Thou shouldst not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity, Nor have looked with delight on their affliction in the day of their calamity, Nor have laid hand on their substance in the day of their calamity,
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 →