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Job 31:30
30(Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)
Job 31:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
- New International Version (NIV)I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life—
- English Standard Version (ESV)(I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse),
- New King James Version (NKJV)(Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul);
Context of Job 31:30
28This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the God who is above. 29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him; (Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;) 31If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? — 32The stranger did not lodge without; I opened my doors to the pathway.
Read all of Job 31Job 31:30 word by word
וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 31:30
- Exodus 23:4— If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt certainly bring it back to him.
- Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.
- Romans 12:14Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.
- 1 Peter 2:22who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth;
- 1 Peter 3:9not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing [others], because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.
- Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to [be called before] the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire.
- Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
- James 3:6and the tongue [is] fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
Commentaries on Job 31:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin - I have neither spoken evil of him, nor wished evil to him. How few of those called Christians can speak thus concerning their enemies; or those who have done them any mischief!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Neither have I suffered my mouth - Margin, as in Hebrew, palate. The word is often used for the mouth in general, and especially as the organ of the voice from the use and importance of the palate in speaking. Proverbs 8:7. “For my palate (חכי chikiy ) speaketh truth.” It is used as the organ of taste, Job 12:11; compare Job 6:30; Psalm 119:103. By wishing a curse to his soul - It must have been an extraordinary degree of piety which would permit a man to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin: See Proverbs 24:17–18; compare 2 Samuel 16:5–8. Speaking evil against (a curse) anyone went against the spirit of the sixth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:17; see Matthew 5:21–22). It was against God's will to seek revenge (Matthew 5:43–44; Romans 12:14; James 3:6–10; 1 Peter 3:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. mouth--literally, "palate." (See on Job 6:30). wishing--literally, "so as to demand his (my enemy's) soul," that is, "life by a curse." This verse parenthetically confirms Job 31:30. Job in the patriarchal age of the promise, anterior to the law, realizes the Gospel spirit, which was the end of the law (compare Le 19:18; De 23:6, with Mt 5:43, 44).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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