Job 31:30
Neither did I suffer my palate to sin, by asking, with a curse, for his life:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
In Context
29If rejoiced in the misfortune of him that hated me, or exulted when calamity found him;—
31If the men of my household have not said, Oh for some of his flesh—we cannot get filled,
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and, with thy heart, be not in haste to bring forth a word, before God,—for, God, is in the heavens, and, thou, upon the earth, for this cause, let thy words be few.
Matthew 5:22But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment,—and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna.
Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That, every useless expression that men shall utter, they shall render, concerning it, an account, in a day of judgment;
James 3:6And, the tongue, is a fire,—[as], the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna!
1 Peter 2:22Who did not, a sin, commit, neither was deceit found in his mouth,—
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 →