Job 31:29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
If I reioyced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lift vp my selfe when euill found him:
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- Proverbs 24:17–18Rank 1 from verse 29
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
17*Reioyce not when thine enemie falleth: and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18†Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and hee turne away his wrath from him.
- Proverbs 17:5Rank 2 from verse 29
- Obadiah 1:12Rank 3 from verse 29
12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
12But ‖thou shouldest not haue looked on the day of thy brother in the day that hee became a stranger, neither shouldest thou haue reioyced ouer the children of Iudah in the day of their destruction: neither shouldest thou haue †spoken proudly in the day of distresse.
- Psalms 35:13–14Rank 4 from verse 29
13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
13‖But as for me, when they were sicke, my clothing was sack-cloth: I humbled my soule with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine owne bosome.
14††I behaued my selfe as though he had bene my friend, or brother: I bowed downe heauily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
- Psalms 35:25–26Rank 5 from verse 29
25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
25†Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we haue it: let them not say, We haue swallowed him vp.
26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee cloathed with shame and dishonour, that magnifie themselues against me.
- 2 Samuel 1:12Rank 6 from verse 29
12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
12And they mourned and wept, and fasted vntill Euen, for Saul and for Ionathan his sonne, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel, because they were fallen by the sword.
- 2 Samuel 16:5–8Rank 7 from verse 29
5¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
6And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.
7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
5¶ And when king Dauid came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei the sonne of Gera: ‖hee came foorth, and cursed still as he came.
6And he cast stones at Dauid, and at all the seruants of king Dauid: and all the people, and all the mighty men were on his right hand, and on his left.
7And thus said Shimei when hee cursed, Come out, come out thou †bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
8The LORD hath returned vpon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast raigned, and the LORD hath deliuered the kingdome into the hand of Absalom thy sonne: and †behold, thou art taken to thy mischiefe, because thou art a bloody man.
- 2 Samuel 4:10–11Rank 8 from verse 29
10When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
10When *one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, ( †thinking to haue brought good tidings) I tooke hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, ‖who thought that I would haue giuen him a reward for his tidings:
11How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person, in his owne house, vpon his bed? Shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
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Job 31:29
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destruction
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hate, meaning to feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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1. Discovered or obtained. 2. Established or founded.
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28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
28This also were an iniquitie to be punished by the Iudge: For I should haue denied the God that is aboue.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
29If I reioyced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lift vp my selfe when euill found him:
Selected passage30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
30(Neither haue I suffered †my mouth to sinne by wishing a curse to his soule.)