Job 27:4
My lips shall not speak iniquity, neither shall my tongue contrive lying.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
In Context
3As long as breath remaineth in me, and the spirit of God in my nostrils,
5God forbid that I should judge you to be just: till I die I will not depart from my innocence.
Cross References
Job 6:28However finish what you have begun, give ear, and see whether I lie.
Job 24:25And if it be not so, who can convince me that I have lied, and set my words before God?
John 8:55And you have not known him, but I know him. And if I shall say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar. But I do know him, and do 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 →