Job 27:5
I will never admit that you three are right; 1 until I die I will never deny my integrity. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 will not speak wickedness, 1 neither will my tongue speak deceit;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges judge them, then they will acquit the righteous and condemn the wicked.
Job 13:15See, if he kills me, I will have no hope left; 1 nevertheless, I will defend my ways before him. 1
Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; 1 my justice was like a robe and a turban. 1
Job 32:3Elihu's anger was also kindled against his three friends because they had found no answer to Job, and yet they had condemned Job.
Job 42:7It came about that after he had said these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has done.
2 Corinthians 1:12We are proud of this: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not relying on fleshly wisdom but on the grace of God.
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 →