Job 22:19

Job 22:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
• New International Version (NIV)The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent one mocks at them,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed, and the innocent will laugh in contempt.

Context of Job 22:19

17They said to God, ‘Depart from us! What can the Almighty do to them?’ 18Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. “The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them: 20‘Surely our adversaries are cut down, And the fire consumes their remnant.’ 21“Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby good will come to you.

Job 22:19 word by word

יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and are gladשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and the innocentנָקִיnâqîy nâqîy' · innocentH5355
• laugh them to scornלָעַגlâ‛ag · to mockH3932

Cross-references for Job 22:19

• Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
• Psalms 97:8Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
• Psalms 107:42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
• Proverbs 11:10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
• Revelation 18:20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!
• Job 9:23If the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
• Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,

Commentaries on Job 22:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The righteous see it, and are glad - They see God's judgments on the incorrigibly wicked, and know that the Judge of all the earth does right; hence they rejoice in all the dispensations of his providence.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 Eliphaz would have Job mark the old way that wicked men have trodden, and see what the end of their way was. It is good for us to mark it, that we may not walk therein. But if others are consumed, and we are not, instead of blaming them, and lifting up ourselves, as Eliphaz does here, we ought to be thankful to God, and take it for a warning.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The righteous see it and are glad: Those in a right relationship with God will be glad to see justice done and wrong things made right (see also Psalm 58:10–11; Revelation 19:1–4). Eliphaz's perspective overlooked God's wish "that the wicked should turn from their ways and live" (see Ezekiel 33:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Triumph of the pious at the fall of the recent followers of the antediluvian sinners. While in the act of denying that God can do them any good or harm, they are cut off by Him. Eliphaz hereby justifies himself and the friends for their conduct to Job: not derision of the wretched, but joy at the vindication of God's ways (Psa 107:42; Re 15:3; 16:7; 19:1, 2).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Decree
• Lift
• Sudden
• Thereby
• Eliphaz (2)
• Scorn
• Eliphaz

Commentaries on Job 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings