Job 6:28
Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; for surely I shall not lie to your face.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
In Context
27Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.
29Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; yea, return again, my cause is righteous.
Cross References
Job 11:3Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
Job 27:4Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;
Job 36:4For truly my words are not false; one that is upright in mind is with thee.
Matthew Henry on Job 6:23-30
22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? 23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 28 Now therefore be content, look… Read the whole commentary →