Job 27:6
I'm convinced I'm right and will never give up believing this; my conscience will not condemn me as long as I live.
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In Context
5I will never agree that you are right; I will insist on my innocence until the day I die.
7May my enemy become like the wicked; may those who oppose me become like those who do evil.
Cross References
Job 2:3“Have you noticed my servant Job?” asked the Lord. “There's no one like him on earth, a man of integrity who does what is right, who respects God and avoids evil. And he has kept his integrity, even though you wanted me to harm him for no reason.”
Job 31:7If I have wandered from God's way, if I have let what I see become my desires, if there's any stain of sin on my hands,
Proverbs 4:13Hold on to these instructions—don't let them go. Protect them, for they are life's foundation.
2 Corinthians 12:11I'm talking like a fool, but you made me do it! You should really have been speaking well of me, for in no way am I inferior to the super-apostles, even though I don't count for anything.
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 →