Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known my integrity.
New American Standard Bible
And let God know
King James Version
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
Holman Bible
and He will recognize my integrity.
A Conservative Version
(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
American Standard Version
(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);
Amplified
Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales,
And let God know my integrity.
Bible in Basic English
(Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)
Darby Translation
(Let me be weighed in an even balance, and +God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)
Julia Smith Translation
He shall weigh me in balances of justice, and God will know mine integrity.
King James 2000
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity.
Lexham Expanded Bible
let him weigh me in [the] balance of justice, and let God know my blamelessness.
Modern King James verseion
let me be weighed in an even balance so that God may know my uprightness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may see my innocence.
NET Bible
let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.
New Heart English Bible
(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
The Emphasized Bible
Let him weigh me in balances of righteousness, - and let GOD take note of mine integrity!
Webster
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity.
World English Bible
(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
Youngs Literal Translation
He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.
Themes
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
5 "If I've lived my life in the company of vanity, or run quickly to embrace deception, 6 let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known my integrity. 7 If I have stepped away from the way, or if my heart covets whatever my eyes see, or if some other blemish clings to my hands,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Daniel 5:27
TEKEL: You've been weighed on the scales and you don't measure up.
Joshua 22:22
"The God of gods, the LORD, the God of gods, the LORD is the one who knows! And may Israel itself be aware that if this was an act of rebellion or an act of treachery against the LORD, may he not deliver us today!
1 Samuel 2:3
Don't continue to talk proudly, and don't speak arrogantly, for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Job 6:2
"If only my grief could be weighed; or my calamity piled together on a balance scale!
Job 27:5-6
Far be it from me to admit that you're right! I intend to maintain my integrity even if it kills me!
Psalm 1:6
For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.
Psalm 7:8-9
For the LORD will judge the nations. Judge me according to my righteousness, LORD, and according to my integrity, Exalted One.
Psalm 17:2-3
Justice for me will come from your presence; your eyes see what is right.
Psalm 26:1
Vindicate me, LORD, because I have walked in integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Psalm 139:23
Examine me, God, and know my mind, test me, and know my thoughts.
Proverbs 16:11
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.
Isaiah 26:7
"The path of the righteous is level; O Upright One, you make safe the way of justice.
Micah 6:11
Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business?
Matthew 7:23
Then I will tell them plainly, "I never knew you. Get away from me, you who practice evil!'"
2 Timothy 2:19
However, God's solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."