Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version my lips will not say anything wicked, and my tongue will not utter lies. New Living Translation my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies. English Standard Version my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. Berean Study Bible my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. King James Bible 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. New American Standard Bible My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. NASB 1995 My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. NASB 1977 My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. Amplified Bible My lips will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue utter deceit. Christian Standard Bible my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit. Holman Christian Standard Bible my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit. American Standard Version Surely my lips shall not speak uprighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My lips will not speak evil and my tongue will not speak deceit Brenton Septuagint Translation my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts. Contemporary English Version I will tell only the truth. Douay-Rheims Bible My lips shall not speak iniquity, neither shall my tongue contrive lying. Good News Translation my lips will never say anything evil, my tongue will never tell a lie. International Standard Version I won't speak lies nor will I utter deceit. JPS Tanakh 1917 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit; Literal Standard Version My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue does not utter deceit. New American Bible My lips shall not speak falsehood, nor my tongue utter deceit! NET Bible my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit. New Revised Standard Version my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. New Heart English Bible surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit. World English Bible surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit. Young's Literal Translation My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit. Additional Translations ... Context Job Affirms His Integrity…3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, 4my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. 5I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.… Cross References Job 6:28 But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face? Job 13:7 Will you speak wickedly on God's behalf or speak deceitfully for Him? Job 16:17 yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure. Job 24:25 If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?" Job 33:3 My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know. Treasury of Scripture My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. Job 13:7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? Job 34:6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. John 8:55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
Verse 4. - My lips shall not speak wickedness. Nothing shall induce him, Job says, to speak knowingly wicked words. Nor my tongue utter deceit. Neither will he be induced, whatever happens, to utter untruth. A confession of guilt, such as his friends have endeavoured to extort from him, would be both wicked and false. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣י (śə·p̄ā·ṯay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin will not אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not speak תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה (tə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue wickedness, עַוְלָ֑ה (‘aw·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5766: Injustice, unrighteousness and my tongue וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗י (ū·lə·šō·w·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3956: The tongue will not אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not utter יֶהְגֶּ֥ה (yeh·geh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1897: To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse deceit. רְמִיָּֽה׃ (rə·mî·yāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7423: Remissness, treachery Jump to Previous Deceit False. Falsehood Lips Mutter Perverseness Speak Surely Tongue Unjustly Unrighteousness Utter WickednessJump to Next Deceit False. Falsehood Lips Mutter Perverseness Speak Surely Tongue Unjustly Unrighteousness Utter WickednessLinks Job 27:4 NIVJob 27:4 NLT Job 27:4 ESV Job 27:4 NASB Job 27:4 KJV Job 27:4 BibleApps.com Job 27:4 Biblia Paralela Job 27:4 Chinese Bible Job 27:4 French Bible Job 27:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 27:4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness (Jb) |
   
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