Job 20:5 “the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless mo…”

Job 20:5

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

World English Bible

that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

American Standard Version

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?

Geneva Bible 1599

That the reioycing of the wicked is short, and that the ioy of hypocrites is but a moment?

Darby Translation

The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

Young's Literal Translation

That the singing of the wicked [is] short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

Bible in Basic English

That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

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Cross references

“the triumphing”

Job 5:3 Psalm 73:18–20 Job 15:29–34 Job 27:13–23 Judges 16:21–30 Esther 7:10

Job 5:3 · BSB

I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

Psalm 73:18–20 · BSB

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Job 15:29–34 · BSB

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

Job 27:13–23 · BSB

This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

Judges 16:21–30 · BSB

Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.

Esther 7:10 · BSB

So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

“the joy”

Job 27:8 Job 8:19 Matthew 7:21 Galatians 6:4 James 4:16 Matthew 13:20

Job 27:8 · BSB

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Job 8:19 · BSB

Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.

Matthew 7:21 · BSB

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Galatians 6:4 · BSB

Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

James 4:16 · BSB

As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

Matthew 13:20 · BSB

The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

Also

Job 8:12–13

Job 8:12–13 · BSB

While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,

6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,

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