Job 31:30

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Indeed, I have not permitted my mouth to sin, || To ask with an oath his life.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

For I have not given my mouth to sin, by wishing a curse to his soul.

GNV

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

JPS

Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.

LXXE

let then mine ear hear my curse, and let me be a by-word among my people in my affliction.

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WLC

וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Ἀκούσαι ἄρα τὸ οὖς μου τὴν κατάραν μου, θρυληθείην δὲ ἄρα ὑπὸ λαοῦ μου κακούμενος.

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• Romans 12:14Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
• 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.
• 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…
• James 3:9–10With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
• 1 Peter 2:22–23“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.” When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
• Exodus 23:4–5If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. 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 5:43–44You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• 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.
• 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 12:36But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

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