Job 31:6

Job 31:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
• New International Version (NIV)let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless—
• English Standard Version (ESV)(Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity!)
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let me be weighed on honest scales, That God may know my integrity.

Context of Job 31:6

4God sees all the things that I do. He carefully watches how I live my life. 5He must know that I am an honest man. I have never tried to deceive people. So he should judge me in a fair way. He should realize that I am not guilty. 7God seems to think that I have not lived in the right way. He may think that I have wanted bad things when they looked nice to me. Or perhaps I have done something else that was wrong. 8If am really guilty of these things, someone else should eat the crops that I have planted. They should destroy all the crops in my fields.

Job 31:6 word by word

יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let me be weighedשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
• in an evenצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• balanceמֹאזֵןmô'zên · balanceH3976
• that Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• may knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• mine integrityתֻּמָּהtûmmâh · integrityH8538

Cross-references for Job 31:6

• 1 Samuel 2:3Do not boast or speak proud words! The Lord is a God who knows everything. He judges everything that people do.
• Psalms 7:8You, Lord, judge the people of all nations. Lord, Most High God, say that I am not guilty. Truly, I am righteous and honest.
• Psalms 17:2Say clearly that I am not guilty. You can see for yourself that I am right.
• Psalms 26:1Lord, I always try to do what is right. I continue to trust you all the time. So please show that I am not guilty of wrong things.
• Proverbs 16:11The Lord wants people to use true weights and measures. He knows all the weights that a trader uses.
• Isaiah 26:7Righteous people walk on a path that is flat. You make their path straight, Lord.
• Daniel 5:27Tekel means “weighed”. It shows that God has weighed you. But the scales show that you are too light.
• Micah 6:11I will not excuse you people who use false weights. You are not being honest if you weigh things like that.
• Joshua 22:22They said, ‘God, the Lord, is the great God! God, the Lord knows what is true! So all Israel must also know! Punish us today if we have turned against the Lord. We have not refused to obey him.
• Psalms 1:6The Lord takes care of people who respect him. But wicked people are living in a way that will take them to a bad end.
• Psalms 139:23Please God, look deep inside me. See what is there in my thoughts.
• Matthew 7:23But I will say to these people, “I never knew you. You do not obey God. You are bad. So go away from me.” ’
• 2 Timothy 2:19But the group of true believers remains strong, like the foundation under a building. God has written his message there. It says, ‘The Lord knows who his own people are.’ It also says, ‘Everyone who says that he belongs to the Lord must stop doing bad things.’

Commentaries on Job 31:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Mine integrity - תמתי tummathi, my perfection; the totality of my unblameable life.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Let me be weighed in an even balance - Margin, him weigh me in balances of justice. That is, let him ascertain exactly my character, and treat me accordingly. If on trial it be found that I am guilty in this respect, I consent to be punished accordingly. Scales or balances are often used as emblematic of justice. Many suppose, however, that this verse is a parenthesis, and that the imprecation in Job 31:8, relates to Job 31:5, as well as to Job 31:7. But…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. 66. Parenthetical. Translate: "Oh, that God would weigh me ... then would He know," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:6

• Balances
• Falsehood
• Integrity
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Balance
• Bosom
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Charm
• Integrity
• Job, Book of

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