Tree of Life Version
Job 31:29
29“If I rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated because calamity found him—
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
27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, 28then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God above. “If I rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated because calamity found him— 30I have not allowed my mouth to sin, by asking for his life with a curse— 31if anyone in my household has ever said, ‘Who has not been filled with his meat?’
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 1:12and they mourned, wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, for the troops of Adonai and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
- 2 Samuel 4:10when someone informed me saying, ‘Look, Saul is dead!’ thinking he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, instead of rewarding him for his news.
- 2 Samuel 16:5When King David arrived at Bahurim, behold, just coming out from there was a man of the family of the house of Saul—his name was Shimei son of Gera. As he came out, he kept on cursing
- Psalms 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, my prayer kept returning to my heart.
- Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker. Whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, or let your heart be glad when he stumbles,
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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