Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
New American Standard Bible
Till I die
King James Version
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
Holman Bible
I will maintain my integrity
International Standard Version
Far be it from me to admit that you're right! I intend to maintain my integrity even if it kills me!
American Standard Version
Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
Amplified
“Far be it from me that I should admit you are right [in your accusations against me];
Until I die, I will not remove my integrity from me.
Bible in Basic English
Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.
Darby Translation
Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.
Julia Smith Translation
Far be it to me if I shall justify you: till I expire I will not remove my integrity from me.
King James 2000
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Far be it from me that {I would say that you are right}; until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.
Modern King James verseion
Far be it from me that I should justify you; until I die I will not retract my integrity from me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God forbid, that I should grant your cause to be right! As for me, until mine end come will I never go from my innocence.
NET Bible
I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!
New Heart English Bible
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
The Emphasized Bible
Far be it from me! that I should justify, you, - Even until I breathe my last, will I not let go mine integrity from me:
Webster
Far be it from me that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me.
World English Bible
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Pollution to me -- if I justify you, Till I expire I turn not aside mine integrity from me.
Interlinear
Tsadaq
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 27:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Final Speech
4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor shall my tongue utter deceit. 5 Far be it from me that I should justify you. Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me. 6 I hold fast my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
Names
Cross References
Job 2:9
Then his wife said to him, Do thou still hold fast thine integrity? Renounce God, and die.
Job 13:15
Behold, he will kill me; I have no hope. Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
Deuteronomy 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and [they] judge them, then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the iniquitous.
Job 29:14
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
Job 32:3
His anger was also kindled against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
Job 42:7
And it was so, that, after LORD had spoken these words to Job, LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends. For ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Jo
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.
Galatians 2:11
But when Peter came to Antioch I opposed him to the face, because he was blameworthy.