Job 27:4
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor shall my tongue utter deceit.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
In Context
3(For my life is yet whole in me. And the spirit of God is in my nostrils.)
5Far be it from me that I should justify you. Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
Cross References
Job 6:28Now therefore be pleased to look upon me, for truly I shall not lie to your face.
Job 24:25And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?
John 8:55And ye do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.
Matthew Henry on Job 27:2-7
Job's Protestation of His Sincerity. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; 3 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so… Read the whole commentary →