Job 31:28
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge; for thus would I have denied the God that is above.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
27And my heart became misled in secret, and my hand kissed my mouth:
29If ever I rejoiced at the downfall of him that hated me, or was elated when evil befell him;—
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found in the midst of thee, within any one of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee. a man or a woman, that doth the wickedness in the eyes of the Lord thy God, to transgress his covenant,
Deuteronomy 17:9And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that may be in those days, and thou shalt inquire, and they shall inform thee of the sentence of the case;
Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be among us as a witness; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spoke unto us: it shall be therefore as a witness against you, that ye may not deny your God.
Job 9:15Whom, were I even righteous, I could not answer? to him that condemneth me I could [only] make supplication.
Job 31:11For this would be incest; yea, it would be an iniquity [to be punished by] the judges;
Proverbs 30:9Lest I become over-full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I become poor, and steal, and trespass against the name of my God.
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 →