New International Version
Job 31:30
30I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life—
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.
- 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);
- New Living Translation (NLT)No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone or by asking for revenge.
Context of Job 31:30
28then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high. 29“If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him— I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life— 31if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’— 32but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler—
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וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:30
- Exodus 23:4“If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.
- Matthew 5:43“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
- Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
- 1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
- 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
- Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
- Matthew 12:36But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
- James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself 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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