Job 27:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 27:4

2 “As God lives, ^awho has taken away my justice,
And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,

3 As long as my breath is in me,
And the breath of God in my nostrils,

4 My lips will not speak wickedness,
Nor my tongue utter deceit.

5 Far be it from me
That I should say you are right;
Till I die ^aI will not put away my integrity from me.

6 My righteousness I ^ahold fast, and will not let it go;
^bMy heart shall not¹ reproach me as long as I live.

7 “May my enemy be like the wicked,
And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.

8 ^aFor what is the hope of the hypocrite,
Though he may gain much,
If God takes away his life?

Verse Comparison: Job 27:4

American Standard Version
Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

Amplified® Bible
My lips shall not speak untruth, nor shall my tongue utter deceit.

Contemporary English Version
I will tell only the truth.

Darby English Version
My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!

Good News Bible
my lips will never say anything evil, my tongue will never tell a lie.

King James Version
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

New American Standard Bible
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

New International Version
my lips will not speak wickedness,
and my tongue will utter no deceit.

New King James Version
My lips will not speak wickedness,
Nor my tongue utter deceit.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

Revised Standard Version
my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Young's Literal Translation
My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.

New English Translation
my¹ lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper² no deceit.