Job 31:6 “let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.”

Job 31:6

let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

World English Bible

(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);

American Standard Version

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

Geneva Bible 1599

Let God weigh me in the iust balance, and he shall know mine vprightnes.

Darby Translation

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, and God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)

Young's Literal Translation

He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

Bible in Basic English

(Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)

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Cross references

“Let me be weighed in an even balance”

Daniel 5:27 1 Samuel 2:3 Isaiah 26:7 Proverbs 16:11 Micah 6:11 Psalm 26:1

Daniel 5:27 · BSB

TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.

1 Samuel 2:3 · BSB

Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.

Isaiah 26:7 · BSB

The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.

Proverbs 16:11 · BSB

Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

Micah 6:11 · BSB

Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?

Psalm 26:1 · BSB

Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

“know”

Matthew 7:23 Joshua 22:22 Psalm 1:6 Psalm 139:23 2 Timothy 2:19

Matthew 7:23 · BSB

Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Joshua 22:22 · BSB

“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.

Psalm 1:6 · BSB

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 139:23 · BSB

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

2 Timothy 2:19 · BSB

Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

Also

Job 27:5–6 Job 6:2

Job 27:5–6 · BSB

I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.

Job 6:2 · BSB

“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

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

In context

5If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,

7If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,

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