Job 27:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 27:5

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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 27:5

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American Standard Version
Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

Amplified® Bible
God forbid that I should justify you--saying you are right [in your accusations against me]; till I die, I will not put away my integrity from me.

Contemporary English Version
Until the day I die, I will refuse to do wrong by saying you are right,

Darby English Version
Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.

Good News Bible
I will never say that you men are right; I will insist on my innocence to my dying day.

King James Version
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

New American Standard Bible
"Far be it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

New International Version
I will never admit you are in the right;
till I die, I will not deny my integrity.

New King James Version
Far be it from me
That I should say you are right;
Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Far appear it from me that I should declare you right; Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

Revised Standard Version
Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

Young's Literal Translation
Pollution to me -- if I justify you, Till I expire I turn not aside mine integrity from me.

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