Job 27:4
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
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Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Should I lie against my right? my wound {is} incurable without transgression. {my wound: Heb. mine arrow}
As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. {no man...: Gr. this boasting shall not be stopped in me}
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for {it is} evident unto you if I lie. {evident...: Heb. before your face}
My words {shall be of} the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Now therefore be content, look upon me; for {it is} evident unto you if I lie. {evident...: Heb. before your face}
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he {was} righteous in his own eyes. {to...: Heb. from answering}
And if {it be} not {so} now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness {is} in it. {in it: that is, in this matter}
Should I lie against my right? my wound {is} incurable without transgression. {my wound: Heb. mine arrow}