Parallel Verses
NET Bible
let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover 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.
International Standard Version
let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known 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.
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 have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit -- 6 let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity. 7 If my footsteps have strayed from the way, if my heart has gone after my eyes, or if anything has defiled my hands,
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Daniel 5:27
As for teqel -- you are weighed on the balances and found to be lacking.
Joshua 22:22
"El, God, the Lord! El, God, the Lord! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the Lord, don't spare us today!
1 Samuel 2:3
Don't keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the Lord is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.
Job 6:2
"Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too!
Job 27:5-6
I will never declare that you three are in the right; until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!
Psalm 1:6
Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
Psalm 7:8-9
The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!
Psalm 17:2-3
Make a just decision on my behalf! Decide what is right!
Psalm 26:1
By David. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.
Psalm 139:23
Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
Proverbs 16:11
Honest scales and balances are from the Lord; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.
Isaiah 26:7
The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.
Micah 6:11
I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.
Matthew 7:23
Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!'
2 Timothy 2:19
However, God's solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."