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

4Does he not see my ways and count all my steps? 5If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit – let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity. 7If my footsteps have strayed from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, or if anything has defiled my hands, 8then let me sow and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted.

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 2:3Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the Lord is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.
• Psalms 7:8The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!
• Psalms 17:2Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.
• Proverbs 16:11Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.
• Isaiah 26:7The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.
• Daniel 5:27As for teqel – you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.
• Micah 6:11I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.
• Joshua 22:22“El, God, the Lord! El, God, the Lord! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord, don’t spare us today!
• Psalms 1:6Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
• Psalms 139:23Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
• Matthew 7:23Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
• 2 Timothy 2:19However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”

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