Job 27:4
ContextNET © | my 1 lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper 2 no deceit. |
NIV © | my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will utter no deceit. |
NASB © | My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit. |
NLT © | my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies. |
MSG © | I refuse to say one word that isn't true. I refuse to confess to any charge that's false. |
BBE © | Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false. |
NRSV © | my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit. |
NKJV © | My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit. |
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NET © | my 1 lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper 2 no deceit. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The verse begins with אִם (’im), the formula used for the content of the oath (“God lives…if I do/do not…”). Thus, the content of the oath proper is here in v. 4. 2 tn The verb means “to utter; to mumble; to meditate.” The implication is that he will not communicate deceitful things, no matter how quiet or subtle. |