Job 27:5

3 as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

4 my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.

6 I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

7 May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
KJV
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
WEB
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
ASV
Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.
DARBY
Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.
BLB
Far be it from me that I justify you⁺; until I die, I will not turn aside my integrity from me.
ÅB
Det være langt fra meg å gi dere rett! Inntil jeg oppgir ånden, lar jeg ikke min brødefrihet tas fra meg.
OTB
Det er langt fra meg å si at dere har rett;
Inntil jeg dør, vil jeg ikke oppgi min integritet.
B1930
Det være langt fra mig å gi eder rett! Inntil jeg opgir ånden, lar jeg ikke min brødefrihet tas fra mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 2:9

    Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”

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  • Job 13:15

    Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.

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  • Job 42:7

    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

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  • Proverbs 17:15

    Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.

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  • Job 29:14

    I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.

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  • Deuteronomy 25:1

    If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

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  • Job 32:3

    and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

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  • Galatians 2:11

    When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.

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