Job 27:5
Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; 1 For I will not let go my innocence, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
In Context
4My lips shall not speak evil words, 1 Neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1And if there should be a dispute between men, and they should come forward to judgment, and the judges judge, and justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked:
Job 13:15Though the Mighty One should lay hand upon me, forasmuch as he has begun, 1 Verily I will speak, and plead before him. 1
Job 29:14Also I put on righteousness, 1 And clothed myself with judgment like a mantle. 1
Job 32:3And he was also very angry with his three friends, 1 Because they were not able to return answers to Job, 1 Yet set him down for an ungodly man. 1
Job 42:7And it came to pass after the Lord had spoken all these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, 1 Thou hast sinned, and thy two friends: 1 For ye have not said anything true before me, 1 As my servant Job has. 1
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 →