Job 31:28
That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
27A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;
29If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement,
Deuteronomy 17:9And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:
Joshua 24:27And Joshua said to all the people, See now, this stone is to be a witness against us; for all the words of the Lord have been said to us in its hearing: so it will be a witness against you if you are false to the Lord your God.
Job 9:15Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.
Job 31:11For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:
Proverbs 30:9For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:25-33
Job's Abhorrence of Idolatry. ( b. c. 1520.) 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him… Read the whole commentary →