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Job 22:19

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

KJV

Videbunt justi, et lætabuntur, et innocens subsannabit eos :

Vulgate

ἰδόντες δίκαιοι ἐγέλασαν, ἄμεμπτος δὲ ἐμυκτήρισεν·

LXX

The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

ASV

יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְ/יִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝/נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג לָֽ/מוֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
לָעֲגָ֣ה
l'gh
verb · 17×
נָקִ֔י
nqy
adjective · 42×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ps 52:6 — The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
  • Ps 52:6 — The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
  • Ps 58:10 — The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Ps 64:10 — The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
  • Ps 107:42 — The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
  • Ps 107:42 — The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.