Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.
New American Standard Bible
My heart does not reproach any of my days.
King James Version
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Holman Bible
My conscience
International Standard Version
I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time.
A Conservative Version
I hold fast my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
American Standard Version
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me'so long as I live.
Amplified
“I hold fast my uprightness and my right standing with God and I will not let them go;
My heart does not reproach me for any of my days.
Darby Translation
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth me not one of my days.
Julia Smith Translation
My justice I held fast, and I will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach from my days.
King James 2000
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart will not blame [any] of my days.
Modern King James verseion
I hold fast by my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart shall not shame me any of my days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My righteous dealing will I keep fast, and not forsake it; for my conscience reproveth me not in all my conversation.
NET Bible
I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.
New Heart English Bible
I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
The Emphasized Bible
On my righteousness, have I taken fast hold, and will not give it up, My heart shall not reproach any of my days.
Webster
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
World English Bible
I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Youngs Literal Translation
On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.
Themes
Conscience » We should have the approval of
Righteousness » Not letting your righteousness go
Seven » Example of steadfastness » Job, in his religious life
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Job, in his religious life
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Job, in his religious life
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 27:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Final Speech
5 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. 6 I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life. 7 Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
Names
Cross References
Job 2:3
And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.
Acts 24:16
And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
Psalm 18:20-23
The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
Proverbs 4:13
Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
2 Corinthians 12:11
I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
1 John 3:20-21
When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.