Job 31:28
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
In Context
27And my heart has been secretly enticed, or my mouth has kissed my hand:
29If I rejoice at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2If there be found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, man or woman, that has wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing his covenant,
Deuteronomy 17:9And you shall come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall show you the sentence of judgment:
Joshua 24:27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest all of you deny your God.
Job 9:15Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
Job 31:11For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
Proverbs 30:9Lest I be full, and deny you, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
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 →