Job 31:30
I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
In Context
29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother without cause will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Matthew 12:36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
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 →