Job 31:29

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If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—

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  • Prov 17:5 : 5 Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
  • Prov 24:17-18 : 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles. 18 Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.
  • Ps 35:13-14 : 13 But when they were ill, I wore sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned to me unanswered. 14 I behaved as if they were my friend or brother; I mourned as one mourning for a mother, bowed down in sorrow.
  • Ps 35:25-26 : 25 Do not let them say in their hearts, 'Aha, just what we wanted!' Do not let them say, 'We have swallowed him up!' 26 Let those who rejoice at my distress be ashamed and disgraced together; let those who exalt themselves over me wear shame and dishonor.
  • 2 Sam 1:12 : 12 They mourned, wept, and fasted until evening for Saul, for Jonathan his son, for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
  • 2 Sam 4:10-11 : 10 When someone told me, 'Saul is dead,' thinking he was bringing me good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news. 11 How much more, then, when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed! Should I not now demand his blood from your hand and remove you from the earth?
  • 2 Sam 16:5-8 : 5 When King David reached Bahurim, a man from the family of Saul’s household came out, cursing as he approached. His name was Shimei, son of Gera. 6 He threw stones at David and all the servants of King David, even though all the people and the mighty warriors surrounded him on his right and left. 7 As he cursed, Shimei shouted, "Get out! Get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless man! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the bloodshed in the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. You are now caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed."
  • Obad 1:12 : 12 But do not gloat over your brother on the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah on the day of their destruction; and do not boastfully speak on the day of distress.

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    27 and my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand offered them a kiss in worship,

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  • 41 when I sharpen My flashing sword and My hand takes hold of judgment, I will bring vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.

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    21 Do I not hate those who hate You, LORD, and detest those who rise up against You?

    22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them as my enemies.

  • 19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.

  • 4 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death.

  • 10 But look, He finds faults against me; He considers me His enemy.

  • 7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my adversary like the unrighteous!

  • 21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my support in the gate,

  • 11 His anger burns against me, and He counts me as one of His enemies.

  • 25 if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,

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    17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

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    12 It is a fire that burns to destruction, consuming all my harvest.

    13 If I have denied justice to my male or female servants when they had a grievance against me,

  • 15 But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; attackers I did not know came against me, ripping at me without ceasing.

  • 23 For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.

  • 27 but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'

  • 41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.

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    6 Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.

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    19 I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin.

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  • 39 if I have eaten its produce without payment and caused the death of its owners,

  • 5 If indeed you are exalting yourselves over me and using my disgrace to argue against me,

  • 19 Look at my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with violent hatred.

  • 11 But you, O LORD, have mercy on me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

  • 24 Vindicate me according to Your righteousness, Lord my God, and do not let them rejoice over me.

  • 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

  • 17 He loved to curse—may it come back to him; he took no delight in blessing—may it be far from him.

  • 9 His anger tears at me, and he hates me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary sharpens his eyes against me.

  • 2 Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness.

  • 16 For I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God.

  • 8 then may I sow, but another eat, and may my offspring be uprooted.

  • 29 Do not say, 'I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his deeds.'

  • 9 That God would be willing to crush me, to let loose His hand and cut me off!

  • 13 I am forgotten like someone dead and gone; I have become like a broken vessel.

  • 10 I hear many whispering, 'Terror on every side! Report him! Let’s report him!' All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, 'Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.'

  • 26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.

  • 21 He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

  • 38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and I did not turn back until they were consumed.

  • 4 I am tired of calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are worn out from looking for my God.