Job 31:28
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;for I should have denied the God who is above.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
27and my heart has been secretly enticed,and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
29"If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2If there is found in the midst of you, within any of your gates which the Lord your God gives you, man or woman, who does that which is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing his covenant,
Deuteronomy 17:9and you shall come to the priests the Levites, and to the judge who shall be in those days: and you shall inquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment.
Joshua 24:27Joshua said to all the people, "Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of the Lord which he spoke to us. It shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God."
Job 9:15Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn't answer him.I would make supplication to my judge.
Job 31:11For that would be a heinous crime.Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
Proverbs 30:9lest I be full, deny you, and say, 'Who is the Lord?'or lest I be poor, and steal,and so dishonor the name of my God.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:25-33
Job's Abhorrence of Idolatry. ( b. c. 1520.) 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him… Read the whole commentary →