Job 31:28

Job 31:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
• New International Version (NIV)then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.
• English Standard Version (ESV)this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment, For I would have denied God who is above.

Context of Job 31:28

26If I have looked at the sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor, 27And my heart was secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, That too would have been a guilty deed calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above. 29“Have I rejoiced at the misfortune of my enemy, Or become excited when evil found him? 30No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse.

Job 31:28 word by word

גַּם־ה֭וּא עָוֹ֣ן פְּלִילִ֑י כִּֽי־כִחַ֖שְׁתִּי לָאֵ֣ל מִמָּֽעַל׃Read the interlinear

• That tooגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• a guiltyעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• judgmentפְּלִילִיpelîylîy · judgeH6416
• deniedכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• aboveמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605

Cross-references for Job 31:28

• Job 31:11For that would be a lustful crime; Moreover, it would be wrongdoing punishable by judges.
• Job 9:15For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my Judge.
• Job 23:7There the upright would argue with Him; And I would be free of my Judge forever.
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”
• Deuteronomy 17:2“If there is found in your midst, in any of your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, by violating His covenant,
• Judges 11:27So I have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by making war against me. May the Lord, the Judge, judge today between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.’”
• Psalms 50:6And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah
• Hebrews 12:23to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
• Joshua 24:23“Now then, do away with the foreign gods which are in your midst, and incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”
• Proverbs 30:9So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” And that I will not become impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God.
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
• 1 John 2:23Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also.
• Jude 1:4For certain people have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into indecent behavior and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Job 31:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28For I should have denied the God that is above - Had I paid Divine adoration to them, I should have thereby denied the God that made them.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judqe - Note Job 31:11. Among the Hebrews idolatry was an offence punishable by death by stoning; Deuteronomy 17:2-7. It is possible, also, that this might have been elsewhere in the patriarchal times a crime punishable in this manner. At all events, Job regarded it as a heinous offence, and one of which the magistrate ought to take cognizance. For I should have denied the God that is above - The worship of…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. 28In Israel, the role of judges was to punish those worshiping idols (false gods) by execution (see 31:11; Deuteronomy 17:2–7). Denying God on high violated the first commandment (Deuteronomy 5:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. The Mosaic law embodied subsequently the feeling of the godly from the earliest times against idolatry, as deserving judicial penalties: being treason against the Supreme King (De 13:9; 17:2-7; Eze 8:14-18). This passage therefore does not prove Job to have been subsequent to Moses.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:28

• Covetousness
• Hope
• Idolatry
• Integrity
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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