24I laugh unto them — they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.


In Context

21 To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

22 After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,

23 And they wait as for rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide As for the latter rain.

24 I laugh unto them — they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.

25 I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort.

Job 29:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:24[If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:24When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:24If at any time I laughed on them, they believed not, and the light of my countenance fell not on earth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:24I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and they troubled not the serenity of my countenance.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:24I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn't reject the light of my face.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:24If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.