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Eliphaz: Can a Man Be of Use to God?

Job 22:19

In 11 translations

BSB
The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
KJV
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
WEB
The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
ASV
The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
LSV
The righteous see and they rejoice, || And the innocent mocks at them:
YLT
See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,
DBY
The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
DRC
The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorn.
GNV
The righteous shall see them, and shall reioyce, and the innocent shall laugh them to scorne.
JPS
The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
LXXE
The righteous have seen it, and laughed, and the blameless one has derided them.

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Original-language editions

WLC
יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Ἰδόντες δίκαιοι ἐγέλασαν, ἄμεμπτος δὲ ἐμυκτήρισεν.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
  • Psalms 52:6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
  • Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
  • Psalms 48:11Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
  • Revelation 19:1–3After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute…
  • Job 9:23When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
  • Proverbs 11:10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
  • Psalms 97:8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.

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