Job 27:4
My lips will not speak wickedness, 1 neither will my tongue speak deceit;
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
In Context
3while my life is yet in me, 1 and the breath from God is in my nostrils, 1 this is what I will do. 1
5I will never admit that you three are right; 1 until I die I will never deny my integrity. 1
Cross References
Job 6:28Now, therefore, please look at me, 1 for surely I would not lie to your face. 1
Job 24:25If it is not so, who can prove me to be a liar; 1 who can make my speech worth nothing?”
John 8:55You have not known him, but I know him. If I would say, 'I do not know him,' I would be like you, a liar. However, I know him and 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 →