Job 31:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—”
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BSBPD
“I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 31:30 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
- Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
- Ecclesiastes 5:6Do 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 5:22But 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 the fire of hell.
- Matthew 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
- Matthew 12:36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
- Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
- James 3:6The 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 3:9With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
- 1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- 1 Peter 3:9Do 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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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