New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 31:30
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
28That 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? No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for his life in a curse. 31Have the people of my tent not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’? 32The stranger has not spent the night outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.
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וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 31:30
- Exodus 23:4“If you encounter your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering away, you must return it to him.
- Matthew 5:43“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
- Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
- 1 Peter 2:22He who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth;
- 1 Peter 3:9not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick with your mouth or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.
- Matthew 5:22But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
- Matthew 12:36But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment.
- James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, the very world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our body’s parts as that which defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by 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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