Job 27:4

Shall my lips not speak any wrong, nor shall my tongue utter deceit.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

In Context

3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

5Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I depart hence will I not allow [any one] to take my integrity away from me.

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Cross References

Job 6:28But now, if it please you, turn yourselves toward me, and [say] whether I would lie before your face.

Job 24:25But if it be not so, who will prove me a liar, and render nought my 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 →

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