Job 31:29

“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”

"If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:" - Job 31:29
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What does Job 31:29 mean?

Job 31:29 (KJV) reads, "If I rejoice at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him." This verse is part of a longer passage in the Book of Job in the Old Testament, in which Job is defending his righteousness in the face of great suffering. Job…

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Guarding Our Hearts Against Enmity: A Reflection on Job 31:29

The verse Job 31:29 states, "If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him." In this poignant declaration, Job, a character renowned for his unwavering faith amidst suffering, reveals an essential truth about the human heart and…

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A Prayer for Mercy and Forgiveness in Times of Strife

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am humbled by the depth of Your wisdom and the breadth of Your understanding. Your Word teaches us in Job 31:29, "If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him," and these words…

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Job 31:29 - "If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:"
Job 29:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
Job 31:40 - "Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended."
Job 31:31 - "If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied."
Job 33:31 - "Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak."
Job 31:11 - "For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges."
Job 31:3 - "Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?"
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said," - Job 29:1
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 31 take an inventory of his life
Proverbs 31:29 - "Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all."
Numbers 31:29 - "Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD."
Job 29:15 - "I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame."
Job 30:29 - "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls."
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
Job 41:29 - "Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear."
Job 31:26 - "If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;"
Job 36:31 - "For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance."
Exodus 29:31 - "¶ And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place."
Job 29:10 - "The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth."
Job 33:29 - "Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,"
Job 31:32 - "The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller."
Job 29:23 - "And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain."
Job 31:4 - "Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?"
Job 31:38 - "If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;"
Job 15:31 - "Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence."
Job 38:31 - "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?"
Job 31:5 - "If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;"
Job 31:12 - "For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase."