Job 27:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. | my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. | Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518H | No entry |
| they will speak | תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה | te-da-BE-re-nah | H1696G | to speak: speakדָבַר (da.var) : speak/tell/command 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight |
| lips my | שְׂפָתַ֣י | se-fa-TAI | H8193G | lipsשָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc) |
| injustice | עַוְלָ֑ה | 'av-LAH | H5766B | injusticeעָ֫וֶל (e.vel) injustice, unrighteousness Another spelling of av.lah (עַוְלָה "injustice" H5766B) |
| and tongue my | וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗י | u-le-sho-NI | H3956G | tongueלָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped) |
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518H | No entry |
| it will utter | יֶהְגֶּ֥ה | yeh-GEH | H1897 | to mutterהָגָה (ha.gah) 1) to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to roar, growl, groan 1a2) to utter, speak 1a3) to meditate, devise, muse, imagine 1b) (Poal) to utter 1c) (Hiphil) to mutter |
| deceit | רְמִיָּֽה׃ | re-mi-YAH | H7423A | deceitרְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) deceit, treachery |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.