Job 8:21 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. {rejoicing: Heb. shouting for joy}”

Job 8:21

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

Behold, this {is} the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect {man}, neither will he help the evil doers: {help...: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand} {come: Heb. shall not be}

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. {rejoicing: Heb. shouting for joy}

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. {shall come...: Heb. shall not be}

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Job 8:1

"Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,"

Job 8:2

"How long wilt thou speak these {things}? and {how long shall} the words of thy mouth {be like} a strong wind?"

Job 8:3

"Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?"

Job 8:4

"If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; {for...: Heb. in the hand of their transgression}"

Job 8:5

"If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;"

Job 8:6

"If thou {wert} pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous."

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