Parallel Verses
NET Bible
then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above.
New American Standard Bible
For I would have
King James Version
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Holman Bible
for I would have denied God above.
International Standard Version
this is also a sin that deserves to be judged, since I would have tried to deceive God above."
A Conservative Version
(this also is an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God that is above);
American Standard Version
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
Amplified
This also would have been [a heinous] sin calling for judgment,
For I would have denied God above.
Bible in Basic English
That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.
Darby Translation
This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the God who is above.
Julia Smith Translation
Also this an iniquity for the judges: for I lied to God from above.
King James 2000
This also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Lexham Expanded Bible
this also [is] an iniquity [to be] judged, for I have deceived God above.
Modern King James verseion
this also would be an iniquity for the judges; for I would have denied the God above.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That were a wickedness worth to be punished, for then should I have denied the God that is above.
New Heart English Bible
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have denied the God who is above.
The Emphasized Bible
That too, had been a judicial iniquity, For I should have been false to GOD, above.
Webster
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
World English Bible
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have denied the God who is above.
Youngs Literal Translation
It also is a judicial iniquity, For I had lied to God above.
Themes
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Moon » Worshipping of » Condemned as atheism
Riches » Guilt of rejoicing in
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth, 28 then this also would be iniquity to be judged, for I would have been false to God above. 29 If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him --
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:2-7
Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you -- in one of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you -- who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant
Job 31:11
For I would have committed a shameful act, an iniquity to be judged.
Joshua 24:27
Joshua said to all the people, "Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the Lord said to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God."
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?"
Deuteronomy 17:9
You will go to the Levitical priests and the judge in office in those days and seek a solution; they will render a verdict.
Joshua 24:23
Joshua said, "Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to the Lord God of Israel."
Judges 11:27
I have not done you wrong, but you are doing wrong by attacking me. May the Lord, the Judge, judge this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites!'"
Job 9:15
Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy.
Job 23:7
There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.
Psalm 50:6
The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah)
Proverbs 30:9
lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Hebrews 12:23
and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. These false teachers will infiltrate your midst with destructive heresies, even to the point of denying the Master who bought them. As a result, they will bring swift destruction on themselves.
1 John 2:23
Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either. The person who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Jude 1:4
For certain men have secretly slipped in among you -- men who long ago were marked out for the condemnation I am about to describe -- ungodly men who have turned the grace of our God into a license for evil and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.