Job 27:5

"surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit."

Key Reflection

In Job 27:5, this verse underscores Job's unwavering commitment to righteousness and truthfulness, even in the midst of suffering. By vowing that his lips will not speak unrighteousness and his tongue utter deceit, Job asserts his integrity and faithfulness to God's standards, highlighting the importance of maintaining honesty and uprightness in one’s speech.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

God forbid -ליחלילהchâlı̂ylâhlı̂y. “Far be it from me.” Literally, “Profane be it to me;” that is, I should regard it as unholy and profane; I cannot do it. That I should justify you -That I should admit the correctness of your positions, and should concede that I am an hypocrite. He was conscious of integrity and sincerity, and nothing could induce him to abandon that conviction, or to admit the correctness of the reasoning which they had pursued in regard to him. Coverdale (1535 a.d.) has given this a correct translation, “God forbid that I should grant your cause to be right.” Till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me -I will not admit that I am insincere and hypocritical.

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