Job

Job 31:29–31

²⁹If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin,

or exulted when evil befell him —

³⁰I have not allowed my mouth to sin

by asking for his life with a curse —

³¹if the men of my house have not said,

‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I have rejoiced	אֶ֭שְׂמַח	’eś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in my enemy’s	מְשַׂנְאִ֑י	mə·śan·’î	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
ruin	בְּפִ֣יד	bə·p̄îḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6365 ruin, disaster
or exulted	וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי	wə·hiṯ·‘ō·rar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
evil	רָֽע׃	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
befell him	מְצָ֥אוֹ	mə·ṣā·’ōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
allowed	נָתַ֣תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
my mouth	חִכִּ֑י	ḥik·kî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2441 palate, roof of mouth, gums
to sin	לַחֲטֹ֣א	la·ḥă·ṭō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2398 miss
by asking for	לִשְׁאֹ֖ל	liš·’ōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7592 ask, inquire
his life	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
with a curse	בְּאָלָ֣ה	bə·’ā·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H423 oath

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the men	מְתֵ֣י	mə·ṯê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4962 male, man
of my house	אָהֳלִ֑י	’ā·ho·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H168 tent
have not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
said	אָ֭מְרוּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interjection	H4310 who?
is there	יִתֵּ֥ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
who has not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
had his fill	נִשְׂבָּֽע׃	niś·bā‘	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 31:29 Proverbs 24:17–18 · Proverbs 17:5 · Obadiah 1:12 · Psalm 35:13–14 · Psalm 35:25–26

Job 31:30 1 Peter 3:9 · Romans 12:14 · James 3:9–10 · Exodus 23:4–5 · Matthew 5:22 · Matthew 5:43–44 · 1 Peter 2:22–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.