Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
By asking for his life in
King James Version
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
Holman Bible
by asking for his life with a curse.
International Standard Version
No, I haven't allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse.
A Conservative Version
(yea, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
American Standard Version
(Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);
Amplified
“No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By cursing my enemy and asking for his life.
Bible in Basic English
(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)
Darby Translation
(Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)
Julia Smith Translation
And I gave not my palate to sin to ask in cursing his soul.
King James 2000
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
no, I have not allowed my mouth to sin, to ask his life with a curse.
Modern King James verseion
also I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I never suffered my mouth to do such a sin, as to wish him evil.
NET Bible
I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse --
New Heart English Bible
(yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
The Emphasized Bible
Neither did I suffer my palate to sin, by asking, with a curse, for his life:
Webster
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
World English Bible
(yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
Youngs Literal Translation
Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
Chata'
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of the one that hated me or lifted up myself when evil found him;
30
By asking for his life in
Cross References
Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you: bless, and do not curse.
Exodus 23:4-5
If thou should encounter thine enemy's ox or his ass astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Do not be rash with thy mouth and do not let thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before God, for God is in heaven and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.
Ecclesiastes 5:6
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was ignorance. Why should thou cause God to be angry because of thy voice and destroy the work of thine hands?
Matthew 5:22
but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother out of control shall be in danger of the judgment, and whosoever shall insult his brother shall be in danger of the council, but whosoever shall say, Thou art impious, shall be in danger of hell.
Matthew 5:43-44
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew 12:36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
James 3:9-10
With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.
1 Peter 2:22-23
who did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth,
1 Peter 3:9
not rendering evil for evil or curse for curse, but to the contrary, blessing, knowing that ye are called, that ye should possess a blessing by inheritance.