Job 31:29

29 “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him—

Job 31:29 in Other Translations

KJV
29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
ESV
29 "If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him
NLT
29 “Have I ever rejoiced when disaster struck my enemies, or become excited when harm came their way?
MSG
29 "Did I ever crow over my enemy's ruin? Or gloat over my rival's bad luck?
CSB
29 Have I rejoiced over my enemy's distress, or become excited when trouble came his way?

Job 31:29 In-Context

27 so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,
28 then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.
29 “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him—
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life—
31 if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’—

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Numbers 14:1; Psalms 35:15; Obadiah 1:12; Matthew 5:44
  • 2. Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 24:17-18
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