Job 31:30
Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
In Context
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or exulted when evil found him —
31If the men of my tent said not: 'Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat?'
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:2(5-1) Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.
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 →