Job 31:30 “I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse…”

Job 31:30

I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

World English Bible

(I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);

American Standard Version

(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

Geneva Bible 1599

Neither haue I suffred my mouth to sinne, by wishing a curse vnto his soule.

Darby Translation

(Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)

Young's Literal Translation

Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.

Bible in Basic English

(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)

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Cross references

“have”

Romans 12:14 1 Peter 3:9 Exodus 23:4 Exodus 23:5 Matthew 5:43 Matthew 5:44

Romans 12:14 · BSB

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

1 Peter 3:9 · BSB

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

Exodus 23:4 · BSB

If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

Exodus 23:5 · BSB

If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

Matthew 5:43 · BSB

You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’

Matthew 5:44 · BSB

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

“mouth”

Matthew 5:22 Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ecclesiastes 5:6 Matthew 12:36 James 3:6 James 3:9

Matthew 5:22 · BSB

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to t…

Ecclesiastes 5:2 · BSB

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:6 · BSB

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Matthew 12:36 · BSB

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

James 3:6 · BSB

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:9 · BSB

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—

31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—

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