Job 31:6

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.Let…: Heb. Let him weigh me in balances of justice

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

He weighs me in righteous balances, || And God knows my integrity.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Let him weigh me in a just balance, and let God know my simplicity.

GNV

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

JPS

Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know mine integrity —

LXXE

(for I am weighed in a just balance, and the Lord knows my innocence:)

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WLC

יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Ἕσταμαι γὰρ ἐν ζυγῷ δικαίῳ, οἶδε δὲ ὁ Κύριος τὴν ἀκακίαν μου·

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• Psalms 7:8–9The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity. Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
• Daniel 5:27TEKEL means that you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.
• Isaiah 26:7The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Do 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.
• Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
• Joshua 22:22“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.
• Psalms 17:2–3May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right. You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
• Proverbs 16:11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.
• Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
• Micah 6:11Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?
• Job 27:5–6I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die. I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
• Job 6:2“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
• Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
• 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, 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.”
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

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