Job 31:28 · KJV
“This also {were} an iniquity {to be punished by} the judge: for I should have denied the God {that is} above.”
— Job 31:28
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: {my mouth...: Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth}
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Job 31 — Context
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking {in} brightness; {sun: Heb. light} {in...: Heb. bright}
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: {my mouth...: Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth}
28This also {were} an iniquity {to be punished by} the judge: for I should have denied the God {that is} above.
29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
30Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. {mouth: Heb. palate}
Cross References
Job 31:11
For this {is} an heinous crime; yea, it {is} an iniquity {to be punished by} the judges.
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
Psalms 50:6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God {is} judge himself. Selah.
Joshua 24:23
Now therefore put away, {said he}, the strange gods which {are} among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
Deuteronomy 17:9
And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:
Job 9:15
Whom, though I were righteous, {yet} would I not answer, {but} I would make supplication to my judge.
Joshua 24:27
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
Job 23:7
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.