Job 27:4
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
King James Version
In Context
3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
Cross References
Job 6:28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
Job 24:25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
John 8:55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
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 →