Job 31:29

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If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

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  • Prov 17:5 : 5 The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
  • Prov 24:17-18 : 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice, 18 lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.
  • Ps 35:13-14 : 13 When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food.(If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) 14 I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.
  • Ps 35:25-26 : 25 Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!” 26 May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!
  • 2 Sam 1:12 : 12 They lamented and wept and fasted until evening because Saul, his son Jonathan, the LORD’s people, and the house of Israel had fallen by the sword.
  • 2 Sam 4:10-11 : 10 when someone told me that Saul was dead– even though he thought he was bringing good news– I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the good news I gave to him! 11 Surely when wicked men have killed an innocent man as he slept in his own house, should I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth?”
  • 2 Sam 16:5-8 : 5 Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached. 6 He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left. 7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man! 8 The LORD has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”
  • Obad 1:12 : 12 You should not have gloated when your relatives suffered calamity. You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed. You should not have boasted when they suffered adversity.

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    12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

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    3O LORD my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

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    27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,

    28then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above.

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    41I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!

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    21O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

    22I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!

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    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

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    4Then my enemy will say,“I have defeated him!” Then my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.

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    10Yet God finds occasions with me; he regards me as his enemy!

  • Job 27:7
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    7The Condition of the Wicked“May my enemy be like the wicked, my adversary like the unrighteous.

  • Job 31:21
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    21if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

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    11Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.

  • Job 31:25
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    25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,

  • Prov 24:17-18
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    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

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    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Job 31:12-13
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    12For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest.

    13“If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

  • Ps 35:15
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    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

  • Job 31:23
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    23For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.

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    27But I fear the reaction of their enemies, for their adversaries would misunderstand and say,“Our power is great, and the LORD has not done all this!”’

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    41You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

  • Ps 35:26
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    26May those who rejoice in my troubles be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who arrogantly taunt me be covered with shame and humiliation!

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    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

  • Ps 31:6-7
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    6I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

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    19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

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    39if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners,

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    5If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and plead my disgrace against me,

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    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

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    11By this I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.

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    24Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!

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    5They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.

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    17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

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    9His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

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    2Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

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    16I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

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    8then let me sow and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted.

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    29Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

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    9And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.

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    13For I hear what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

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    10I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.

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    26But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.

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    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

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    38I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

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    4Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!