Job 22:19
The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
World English Bible Catholic
In The King James Version
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
In Context
18Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
20saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed their remnant.’
Cross References
Job 9:23If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.
Psalms 52:6The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
Psalms 97:8Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgments, LORD.
Proverbs 11:10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory 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 →