Christian Standard Bible
Job 31:5
5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,
Job 31:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
- New International Version (NIV)“If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit—
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit;
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit,
Context of Job 31:5
3Doesn’t disaster come to the unjust and misfortune to evildoers? 4Does he not see my ways and number all my steps? If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit, 6let God weigh me on accurate scales, and he will recognize my integrity. 7If my step has turned from the way, my heart has followed my eyes, or impurity has stained my hands,
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אִם־הָלַ֥כְתִּי עִם־שָׁ֑וְא וַתַּ֖חַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָ֣ה רַגְלִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:5
- Psalms 7:3Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
- Psalms 4:2How long, exalted ones, will my honor be insulted? How long will you love what is worthless and pursue a lie? Selah
- Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
- Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God and spread out our hands to a foreign god,
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
- Jeremiah 2:5This is what the Lord says: What fault did your ancestors find in me that they went so far from me, followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?
- Ezekiel 13:8“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: You have spoken falsely and had lying visions; that’s why you discover that I am against you. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Commentaries on Job 31:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5If I have walked with vanity - If I have been guilty of idolatry, or the worshipping of a false god: for thus שאו shau, which we here translate vanity, is used Jeremiah 18:15; (compare with Psalm 31:6; Hosea 12:11; and Jonah 2:9;), and it seems evident that the whole of Job's discourse here is a vindication of himself from all idolatrous dispositions and practices.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5If I have walked with vanity - This is the second specification in regard to his private deportment. He says that his life had been sincere, upright, honest. The word vanity here is equivalent to falsehood, for so the parallelism demands, and so the word (שׁוא shâv' ) is often used; Psalm 12:3; Psalm 41:7; Exodus 23:1; Deuteronomy 5:20; compare Isa, Deuteronomy 1:13. The meaning of Job here is, that he had been true and honest. In his dealings with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8If Job had lied in a business deal, it would violate the eighth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:19). If he lied in court, it would violate the ninth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:20). This sin would deserve judgment of fire (Revelation 21:8). If Job desired his neighbor's possessions, he would violate the tenth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:21). then may another eat: This was also speaking against himself (a curse).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Job's abstinence from evil deeds. vanity--that is, falsehood (Psa 12:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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