Job 27:4
אִם ־ תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם ־ יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
In Context
3כִּֽי ־ כָל ־ עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי ׃
5חָלִילָה לִּי אִם ־ אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד ־ אֶגְוָע לֹא ־ אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּֽנִּי ׃
Cross References
Job 6:28וְעַתָּה הוֹאִילוּ פְנוּ ־ בִי וְעַל ־ פְּנֵיכֶם אִם ־ אֲכַזֵּֽב ׃
Job 24:25וְאִם ־ לֹא אֵפוֹ מִי יַכְזִיבֵנִי וְיָשֵׂם לְאַל מִלָּתִֽי ׃ ס
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 →