Job 31:30

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

Transliteration

And-not-nātattî to-ḥăṭōʾ ḥikkî to-šəʾōl in-ʾālâ napšô

Grammar Details

• *nātattî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I gave/allowed
• *ḥăṭōʾ*: verb, qal infinitive construct - to sin
• *ḥikkî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my palate/mouth
• *šəʾōl*: verb, qal infinitive construct - to ask/request
• *ʾālâ*: noun, feminine singular - curse/oath
• *napšô*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life/soul

Word Meanings

• *nātattî*: I gave/I allowed/I permitted
• *ḥăṭōʾ*: to sin/to err
• *ḥikkî*: my palate/my mouth/my speech
• *šəʾōl*: to ask/to request/to demand
• *ʾālâ*: curse/oath
• *napšô*: his life/his soul/his being

Referenced Verses

• Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
• 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
• Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
• Jas 3:9-9 : 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
• 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
• Exod 23:4-5 : 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
• Eccl 5:2 : 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
• Eccl 5:6 : 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
• Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
• Matt 5:43-44 : 43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
• Matt 12:36 : 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.