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Job 27:4
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Christian Standard Bible®
my lips will not speak unjustly,and my tongue will not utter deceit.
my lips will not speak unjustly,and my tongue will not utter deceit.
Hebrew Names Version
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
King James Version
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
English Standard Version
my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
New Century Version
my lips will not speak evil, and my tongue will not tell a lie.
my lips will not speak evil, and my tongue will not tell a lie.
New English Translation
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.
Amplified Bible
My lips will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue utter deceit.
My lips will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue utter deceit.
New American Standard Bible
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
World English Bible
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Geneva Bible (1587)
My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.
My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.
Legacy Standard Bible
My lips certainly will not speak unrighteousness,Nor will my tongue utter deceit.
My lips certainly will not speak unrighteousness,Nor will my tongue utter deceit.
Berean Standard Bible
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
Contemporary English Version
I will tell only the truth.
I will tell only the truth.
Complete Jewish Bible
my lips will not speak unrighteousness, or my tongue utter deceit.
my lips will not speak unrighteousness, or my tongue utter deceit.
Darby Translation
My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!
My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!
Easy-to-Read Version
I will not be a hypocrite. I will not lie.
I will not be a hypocrite. I will not lie.
George Lamsa Translation
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Good News Translation
my lips will never say anything evil, my tongue will never tell a lie.
my lips will never say anything evil, my tongue will never tell a lie.
Lexham English Bible
my lips surely will not speak falseness, and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.
my lips surely will not speak falseness, and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.
Literal Translation
my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
whyle my breth is in me, and as longe as the wynde (that God hath geuen me) is in my nostrels.
whyle my breth is in me, and as longe as the wynde (that God hath geuen me) is in my nostrels.
American Standard Version
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Bible in Basic English
Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.
Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;
King James Version (1611)
My lips shall not speake wickednesse, nor my tongue vtter deceit.
My lips shall not speake wickednesse, nor my tongue vtter deceit.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
My lippes shall talke of no vanitie, and my tongue shall speake no disceite.
My lippes shall talke of no vanitie, and my tongue shall speake no disceite.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
English Revised Version
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
my lippis schulen not speke wickidnesse, nether my tunge schal thenke a leesyng.
my lippis schulen not speke wickidnesse, nether my tunge schal thenke a leesyng.
Update Bible Version
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Webster's Bible Translation
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
New King James Version
My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.
My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.
New Living Translation
my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
New Life Bible
my lips will not speak what is not true, and my tongue will not lie.
my lips will not speak what is not true, and my tongue will not lie.
New Revised Standard
my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Verily my lips shall not speak perversity, nor shall, my tongue, utter deceit.
Verily my lips shall not speak perversity, nor shall, my tongue, utter deceit.
Douay-Rheims Bible
My lips shall not speak iniquity, neither shall my tongue contrive lying.
My lips shall not speak iniquity, neither shall my tongue contrive lying.
Revised Standard Version
my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
Young's Literal Translation
My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.
My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
Contextual Overview
1Having waited for Zophar, Job now resumed his defense: "God-Alive! He's denied me justice! God Almighty! He's ruined my life! But for as long as I draw breath, and for as long as God breathes life into me, I refuse to say one word that isn't true. I refuse to confess to any charge that's false. There is no way I'll ever agree to your accusations. I'll not deny my integrity even if it costs me my life. I'm holding fast to my integrity and not loosening my grip— and, believe me, I'll never regret it.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 13:7, Job 34:6, John 8:55, 2 Corinthians 11:10
Reciprocal: Job 6:29 - my righteousness Job 32:1 - righteous Job 33:3 - the
Cross-References
Genesis 27:1
When Isaac had become an old man and was nearly blind, he called his eldest son, Esau, and said, "My son." "Yes, Father?"
When Isaac had become an old man and was nearly blind, he called his eldest son, Esau, and said, "My son." "Yes, Father?"
Genesis 27:15
Rebekah took the dress-up clothes of her older son Esau and put them on her younger son Jacob. She took the goatskins and covered his hands and the smooth nape of his neck. Then she placed the hearty meal she had fixed and fresh bread she'd baked into the hands of her son Jacob.
Rebekah took the dress-up clothes of her older son Esau and put them on her younger son Jacob. She took the goatskins and covered his hands and the smooth nape of his neck. Then she placed the hearty meal she had fixed and fresh bread she'd baked into the hands of her son Jacob.
Genesis 27:20
Isaac said, "So soon? How did you get it so quickly?" "Because your God cleared the way for me."
Isaac said, "So soon? How did you get it so quickly?" "Because your God cleared the way for me."
Genesis 27:22
So Jacob moved close to his father Isaac. Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau." He didn't recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's. But as he was about to bless him he pressed him, "You're sure? You are my son Esau?" "Yes. I am." Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank. Then Isaac said, "Come close, son, and kiss me." He came close and kissed him and Isaac smelled the smell of his clothes. Finally, he blessed him, Ahhh. The smell of my son is like the smell of the open country blessed by God . May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine. May peoples serve you and nations honor you. You will master your brothers, and your mother's sons will honor you. Those who curse you will be cursed, those who bless you will be blessed. And then right after Isaac had blessed Jacob and Jacob had left, Esau showed up from the hunt. He also had prepared a hearty meal. He came to his father and said, "Let my father get up and eat of his son's game, that he may give me his personal blessing." His father Isaac said, "And who are you?" "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau." Isaac started to tremble, shaking violently. He said, "Then who hunted game and brought it to me? I finished the meal just now, before you walked in. And I blessed him—he's blessed for good!" Esau, hearing his father's words, sobbed violently and most bitterly, and cried to his father, "My father! Can't you also bless me?" "Your brother," he said, "came here falsely and took your blessing." Esau said, "Not for nothing was he named Jacob, the Heel. Twice now he's tricked me: first he took my birthright and now he's taken my blessing." He begged, "Haven't you kept back any blessing for me?" Isaac answered Esau, "I've made him your master, and all his brothers his servants, and lavished grain and wine on him. I've given it all away. What's left for you, my son?" "But don't you have just one blessing for me, Father? Oh, bless me my father! Bless me!" Esau sobbed inconsolably. Isaac said to him, You'll live far from Earth's bounty, remote from Heaven's dew. You'll live by your sword, hand-to-mouth, and you'll serve your brother. But when you can't take it any more you'll break loose and run free. Esau seethed in anger against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him; he brooded, "The time for mourning my father's death is close. And then I'll kill my brother Jacob." When these words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she called her younger son Jacob and said, "Your brother Esau is plotting vengeance against you. He's going to kill you. Son, listen to me. Get out of here. Run for your life to Haran, to my brother Laban. Live with him for a while until your brother cools down, until his anger subsides and he forgets what you did to him. I'll then send for you and bring you back. Why should I lose both of you the same day?" Rebekah spoke to Isaac, "I'm sick to death of these Hittite women. If Jacob also marries a native Hittite woman, why live?"
So Jacob moved close to his father Isaac. Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau." He didn't recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's. But as he was about to bless him he pressed him, "You're sure? You are my son Esau?" "Yes. I am." Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank. Then Isaac said, "Come close, son, and kiss me." He came close and kissed him and Isaac smelled the smell of his clothes. Finally, he blessed him, Ahhh. The smell of my son is like the smell of the open country blessed by God . May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine. May peoples serve you and nations honor you. You will master your brothers, and your mother's sons will honor you. Those who curse you will be cursed, those who bless you will be blessed. And then right after Isaac had blessed Jacob and Jacob had left, Esau showed up from the hunt. He also had prepared a hearty meal. He came to his father and said, "Let my father get up and eat of his son's game, that he may give me his personal blessing." His father Isaac said, "And who are you?" "I am your son, your firstborn, Esau." Isaac started to tremble, shaking violently. He said, "Then who hunted game and brought it to me? I finished the meal just now, before you walked in. And I blessed him—he's blessed for good!" Esau, hearing his father's words, sobbed violently and most bitterly, and cried to his father, "My father! Can't you also bless me?" "Your brother," he said, "came here falsely and took your blessing." Esau said, "Not for nothing was he named Jacob, the Heel. Twice now he's tricked me: first he took my birthright and now he's taken my blessing." He begged, "Haven't you kept back any blessing for me?" Isaac answered Esau, "I've made him your master, and all his brothers his servants, and lavished grain and wine on him. I've given it all away. What's left for you, my son?" "But don't you have just one blessing for me, Father? Oh, bless me my father! Bless me!" Esau sobbed inconsolably. Isaac said to him, You'll live far from Earth's bounty, remote from Heaven's dew. You'll live by your sword, hand-to-mouth, and you'll serve your brother. But when you can't take it any more you'll break loose and run free. Esau seethed in anger against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him; he brooded, "The time for mourning my father's death is close. And then I'll kill my brother Jacob." When these words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she called her younger son Jacob and said, "Your brother Esau is plotting vengeance against you. He's going to kill you. Son, listen to me. Get out of here. Run for your life to Haran, to my brother Laban. Live with him for a while until your brother cools down, until his anger subsides and he forgets what you did to him. I'll then send for you and bring you back. Why should I lose both of you the same day?" Rebekah spoke to Isaac, "I'm sick to death of these Hittite women. If Jacob also marries a native Hittite woman, why live?"
Genesis 27:25
Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank.
Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank.
Genesis 27:27
He came close and kissed him and Isaac smelled the smell of his clothes. Finally, he blessed him, Ahhh. The smell of my son is like the smell of the open country blessed by God . May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine. May peoples serve you and nations honor you. You will master your brothers, and your mother's sons will honor you. Those who curse you will be cursed, those who bless you will be blessed.
He came close and kissed him and Isaac smelled the smell of his clothes. Finally, he blessed him, Ahhh. The smell of my son is like the smell of the open country blessed by God . May God give you of Heaven's dew and Earth's bounty of grain and wine. May peoples serve you and nations honor you. You will master your brothers, and your mother's sons will honor you. Those who curse you will be cursed, those who bless you will be blessed.
Genesis 28:3
"And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many children, a congregation of peoples; and pass on the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants so that you will get this land in which you live, this land God gave Abraham."
"And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many children, a congregation of peoples; and pass on the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants so that you will get this land in which you live, this land God gave Abraham."
Genesis 48:9
Joseph told his father, "They are my sons whom God gave to me in this place." "Bring them to me," he said, "so I can bless them." Israel's eyesight was poor from old age; he was nearly blind. So Joseph brought them up close. Old Israel kissed and embraced them and then said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has let me see your children as well!"
Joseph told his father, "They are my sons whom God gave to me in this place." "Bring them to me," he said, "so I can bless them." Israel's eyesight was poor from old age; he was nearly blind. So Joseph brought them up close. Old Israel kissed and embraced them and then said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has let me see your children as well!"
Genesis 49:28
All these are the tribes of Israel, the twelve tribes. And this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one with his own special farewell blessing.
All these are the tribes of Israel, the twelve tribes. And this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one with his own special farewell blessing.
Joshua 14:13
Joshua blessed him. He gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite still today, because he gave himself totally to God , the God of Israel.
Joshua blessed him. He gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite still today, because he gave himself totally to God , the God of Israel.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My lips shall not speak wickedness,.... This is the thing he swears to, this the matter of his oath, not only that he would not speak a wicked word not anything corrupt, unsavoury, unchaste, profane, and idle nor speak evil of his neighbours and friends or of any man; but that he would not speak wickedly of himself, as he must do, if he owned himself to be a wicked man and an hypocrite as his friends charged him, and they would have had him confessed; but he swears he would not utter such wickedness as long as he had any breath in him:
nor my tongue utter deceit; which respects the same thing; not merely any fallacy or lie, or what might impose upon and deceive another, which yet he was careful of; but such deceit and falsehood as would be a belying himself, which would be the case should he say that he was devoid of integrity and sincerity.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My lips shall not speak wickedness - This solemn profession made on oath might have done something to allay the suspicions of his friends in regard to him, and to show that they had been mistaken in his character. It is a solemn assurance that he did not mean to vindicate the cause of wickedness, or to say one word in its favor; and that as long as he lived he would never be found advocating it.
Nor my tongue utter deceit - I will never make any use of sophistry; I will not attempt to make “the worse appear the better reason;” I will not be the advocate of error. This had always been the aim of Job, and he now says that no circumstance should ever induce him to pursue a different course as long as he lived. Probably he means, also, as the following verse seems to imply, that no consideration should ever induce him to countenance error or to palliate wrong. He would not be deterred from expressing his sentiments by any dread of opposition, or even by any respect for his friends. No friendship which he might have for them would induce him to justify what he honestly regarded as error.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 27:4. My lips shall not speak wickedness — As I have hitherto lived in all good conscience before God, as he knoweth, so will I continue to live.
