Job 20:5
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
קָרוֹב
qârôwb
near (in place, kindred or time)
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
רֶגַע
regaʻ
a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time
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Cross References
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
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