New Living Translation
Job 31:29
29“Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, or become excited when harm came their way?
Job 31:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
- New International Version (NIV)“If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him—
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, Or lifted myself up when evil found him
Context of Job 31:29
27and been secretly enticed in my heart to throw kisses at them in worship? 28If so, I should be punished by the judges, for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven. “Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, or become excited when harm came their way? 30No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone or by asking for revenge. 31“My servants have never said, ‘He let others go hungry.’
Read all of Job 31Job 31:29 word by word
אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָ֥אוֹ רָֽע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:29
- 2 Samuel 1:12They mourned and wept and fasted all day for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the Lord’s army and the nation of Israel, because they had died by the sword that day.
- 2 Samuel 4:10Someone once told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ thinking he was bringing me good news. But I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news!
- 2 Samuel 16:5As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family.
- Psalms 35:13Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them. I denied myself by fasting for them, but my prayers returned unanswered.
- Proverbs 17:5Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
- Proverbs 24:17Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall; don’t be happy when they stumble.
Commentaries on Job 31:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29If I rejoiced - I did not avenge myself on my enemy; and I neither bore malice nor hatred to him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me - Job here introduces another class of offences, of which he says he was innocent. The subject referred to is the proper treatment of those who injure us. In respect to this, he says that he was entirely conscious of freedom from exultation when calamity came upon a foe, and that he had never even wished him evil in his heart. The word “destruction” here, means calamity, disappointment, or affliction…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin: See Proverbs 24:17–18; compare 2 Samuel 16:5–8. Speaking evil against (a curse) anyone went against the spirit of the sixth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:17; see Matthew 5:21–22). It was against God's will to seek revenge (Matthew 5:43–44; Romans 12:14; James 3:6–10; 1 Peter 3:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. lifted up myself--in malicious triumph (Pr 17:5; 24:17; Psa 7:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 31
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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