Job 29:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 29:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 29:24 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 29:24 — KJV
“If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.”
— Job 29:24 (KJV)
Job 29:24 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 29:24
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. cast: Heb. bowed praise: or, give thanks for the...: or, his presence is salvation”
Shares key themes with Job 29:24: countenance, cast, down
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:24: countenance, cast, down
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:24: countenance, cast, down
“They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts”
Shares key themes with Job 29:24: light, cast, down
“Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.”
Shares key themes with Job 29:24: light, cast, down
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