Job 22:19 - Exposition

The righteous see it, and are glad ; i.e. "the righteous see both the short-lived prosperity ( Job 22:18 ) and the ultimate destruction ( Job 22:16 ) of the wicked, and rejoice over them. especially over the latter" (comp. Psalms 58:10 ; Psalms 107:40-42 ; Proverbs 11:10 ). And the innocent laugh them to scorn (comp. Psalms 2:6 ). Scorn and derision are the just portion of the wicked, and in Old Testament times even saints did not scruple to pour them out on those who deserved them. But the gospel spirit is different.