◄ Job 22:19 ►
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Good News Translation
Good people are glad and the innocent laugh when they see the wicked punished.

New Revised Standard Version
The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent laugh them to scorn,

Contemporary English Version
When God's people see the godless swept away, they celebrate,

New American Bible
The just look on and are glad, and the innocent deride them:

Douay-Rheims Bible
The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.

righteous

Psalm 48:11 Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Juda be glad; because of thy judgments, O Lord.

Psalm 58:10 The just shall rejoice when he shall see the revenge: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

Psalm 97:8 Sion heard, and was glad. And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

Psalm 107:42 The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Proverbs 11:10 By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.

Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets. For God hath judged your judgment on her.

Revelation 19:1-3 After these things, I heard as it were the voice of much people in heaven, saying: Alleluia. Salvation and glory and power is to our God. . . .

innocent

Job 9:23 If he scourge, let him kill at once, and not laugh at the pains of the innocent.

Psalm 52:6 The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:

Context
Eliphaz Exhorts Job
…18Whereas he had filled their houses with good things: whose way of thinking be far from me. 19The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.20Is not their exaltation cut down, and hath not fire devoured the remnants of them?…
Cross References
Job 17:8
The just shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall be raised up against the hypocrite.

Psalm 52:6
The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:

Psalm 58:10
The just shall rejoice when he shall see the revenge: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

Psalm 64:10
The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

Psalm 107:42
The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Job 22:18
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