Job 31:30
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin by invoking a curse against their life-
Other Translations of Job 31:30
King James Version
30 Neither have I suffered my mouth
English Standard Version
30 ( I have not let my mouth sin by asking for his life with a curse),
The Message
30 No, I never said a word of detraction, never cursed them, even under my breath.
New King James Version
30 (Indeed I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking for a curse on his soul);
New Living Translation
30 No, I have never sinned by cursing anyone or by asking for revenge.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:30
Commentary on Job 31:24-32
(Read Job 31:24-32)
Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He neither desired nor delighted in the hurt of the worst enemy he had. If others bear malice to us, that will not justify us in bearing malice to them. 4. He had never been unkind to strangers. Hospitality is a Christian duty, 1 Peter 4:9.