Job 31:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 31:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 31:29 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 31:29 — KJV
“If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:”
— Job 31:29 (KJV)
Job 31:29 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 31:29
“Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. destroy...: Heb. break them with a double breach”
Shares key themes with Job 31:29: destruction, evil, found
“Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:”
Shares key themes with Job 31:29: evil, found
“But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. that...: Heb. that is found with him”
Shares key themes with Job 31:29: hated, found
“And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:”
Shares key themes with Job 31:29: evil, found
“If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.”
Shares key themes with Job 31:29: evil, found
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