my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
Parallel translations
- WEB surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
- KJV My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
- BSB my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
- NKJV My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.
- NASB My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
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Quick answer
Job vows his lips will speak no wickedness and his tongue no deceit. It matters because Job refuses to lie even to escape his friends' pressure.
Overview
Job pledges that he will not utter falsehood or deceit, refusing to confess sins he has not committed merely to satisfy his accusers. His commitment to truthful speech reflects deep integrity. This love of truth mirrors the character of Christ, in whose mouth no deceit was found (1 Pet. 2:22).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Job 13:7Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
- 2 Cor 11:10As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
- John 8:55You have not known him, but I know him. If I said, ‘I don’t know him,’ I would be like you, a liar. But I know him, and keep his word.
- Job 34:6Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’
- Job 6:28Now therefore be pleased to look at me, for surely I shall not lie to your face.
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