Job 31:30

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
  • Jas 3:9-9 : 9 With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
  • 1 Pet 2:22-23 : 22 Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth: 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
  • Exod 23:4-5 : 4 If you encounter your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering away, you shall surely return it to him. 5 If you see the donkey of someone who hates you lying under its burden and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God, for God is in heaven, and you are on earth; therefore, let your words be few.
  • Eccl 5:6 : 6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the angel that it was an error; why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever says to his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of the council: but whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.
  • Matt 5:43-44 : 43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you;
  • Matt 12:36 : 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment.

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    27And my heart was secretly enticed, or my mouth has kissed my hand:

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  • Job 27:4-6
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    4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

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  • Job 32:14
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    14Now he has not directed his words against me, nor will I answer him with your speeches.

  • Job 31:31
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    31If the men of my tent have not said, 'Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.'

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    1I said, I will be careful of my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked are before me.

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    31Surely it is proper to say to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend anymore;

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    4If I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me; (yes, I have delivered him who without cause is my enemy:)

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
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    12The LORD judge between me and you, and the LORD avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be upon you.

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  • Prov 30:10
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    10Do not accuse a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

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    17As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.

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    39If I have eaten its fruits without payment, or caused the owners to lose their life;

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  • Job 23:11-12
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    11My foot has held fast to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.

    12Nor have I departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

  • Ps 141:4
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  • Eccl 5:6
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    6Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the angel that it was an error; why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

  • Job 7:11
    72%

    11Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

  • Jer 17:16
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    16As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd to follow you: neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was right before you.

  • Job 16:17
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  • Job 6:10
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    16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

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    25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, this is what we wanted; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

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    30Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

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    10Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

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    22In all this Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

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    3Do not draw me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

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    20Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of those who speak evil against my soul.

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    70%

    7If my step has turned out of the way, and my heart walked after my eyes, and if any stain has cleaved to my hands;

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    33If I covered my transgressions like Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my heart;

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