Job 31:28
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges: for I should have lied to God that is above.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand:
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
Deuteronomy 17:9and thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days: and thou shalt inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.
Job 9:15Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to mine adversary.
Job 31:11For that were an heinous crime; yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
Proverbs 30:9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use profanely 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 →