Job 27:4
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
In Context
3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
Cross References
Job 6:28But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
Job 24:25If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
John 8:55You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His 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 →