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Job 31:29 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 31:29 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 31 verse 29 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”
Job 31:29 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me (אִם־אֶשְׂמַח בְּפִיד מְשַׂנְאִי, im-esmach bepid mesanai)—samach (שָׂמַח) means to rejoice, while pid (פִּיד) means destruction or calamity. Sane (שָׂנֵא, hated) indicates one who hates, an enemy. Or lifted up myself when evil found him (וְהִתְעֹרַרְתִּי כִּי־מְצָאוֹ רָע, vehitorerarti ki-metsa'o ra)—hitorer (הִתְעֹרֵר) means to rouse oneself or exult. Job denies schadenfreude, taking pleasure in enemies' suffering.This remarkable ethical standard anticipates Jesus's teaching to love enemies (Matthew 5:44) and Paul's command not to rejoice...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 31:29
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“Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth”
“Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.”
“when they were sick”
“and don't rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don't speak proudly in the day of distress.”
“Aha! That's the way we want it! Don't let them say”
“behold”
“saying”
“and wept”