Job 22:19
in Job 22The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
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ASV
The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
KJV
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
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This verse in Job 22
Commentary
9 notes on this verseThe righteous shall see it and be glad; and the innocent one shall laugh them to scorn. The righteous when they see the unrighteous erring here cannot be glad for the error of persons ruining themselves. For if they rejoice in errings, they cease to be righteous. Again, if in the feeling of triumph they be glad, for this that they are not such as they see others are, they are altogether full of pride.
This site's exposition
The righteous see it and are glad
on Job 22:19-20
Eliphaz pictures the righteous watching the downfall of the wicked with approval: "The righteous see it and are glad". Watson notes the irony, since Eliphaz places himself among the righteous who see and are glad. Yet at 42:7 he stands under God's rebuke for the very speech he is giving.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Lest it seem the just also are overturned together with the wicked, Eliphaz excludes this adding, "The just will see it and will rejoice," and by this he wants to say that the just will not be ruined, but will live in joy. To show …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Nay, they shall laugh them to scorn, that is, they justly might do it, they shall do it, as God does it, in a holy manner, Ps. ii. They shall take occasion thence to expose the folly of sinners and show how ridiculous their principles are, though they call themselves wits. Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; and see what comes of it, Ps. lii.
The righteous see it, and are glad,....
He gives him very good counsel, assuring him that, if he would take it, God would return in mercy to him and he should return to his former prosperity,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The 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.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The righteous see it, and are glad - see the destruction of the wicked; compare Rev 15:3; Rev 16:7; Rev 19:1-
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִרְא֣וּ | yiru | they see [it] | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| צַדִּיקִ֣ים | tzadikim | righteous [people] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ | veyismachu | so they may rejoice | H8055 → | 155 times |
| וְ֝נָקִ֗י | venaki | and [the] innocent | H5355 → | 43 times |
| יִלְעַג־ | yilag- | he mocks | H3932 → | 18 times |
| לָֽמוֹ׃ | lamo | <to> them |
יִרְא֣וּthey see [it]
yiruH7200 →1300 times
צַדִּיקִ֣יםrighteous [people]
tzadikimH6662 →206 times
וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּso they may rejoice
veyismachuH8055 →155 times
וְ֝נָקִ֗יand [the] innocent
venakiH5355 →43 times
יִלְעַג־he mocks
yilag-H3932 →18 times
לָֽמוֹ׃<to> them
lamo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 48:11Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
it leads to
- Psalms 97:8
Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 97:8
Through
Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
it leads to
- Psalms 68:23
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
- Psalms 91:8
You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
- Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- Psalms 68:23
Through
Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
it leads to
- Psalms 63:11
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
- Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Psalms 63:11
About Job
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Job; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XVI; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; R. A. Watson, The Book of Job, Expositor's Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.