Job 27:7
May mine enemy be as the wicked, And he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
In Context
6I will hold fast my innocence, and not let it go; My heart reproacheth me for no part of my life.
8For what is the hope of the wicked, when God cutteth off his web, And taketh away his life?
Cross References
Daniel 4:19Then Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar, was amazed for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the signification of it to thine enemies!
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 →