Job 31:28
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 31 connects to 10 cross-references. Job's oath of clearance catalogs the sins he has not committed: lust, falsehood, denial of justice to servants, indifference to the poor, trust in wealth, idolatry, vengeance, and inhospitality. This comprehensive self-examination and solemn oath constitutes his final challenge to …
Other Translations
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.
It also <FI>is<Fi> a judicial iniquity, For I had lied to God above.
That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.
Cross References
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If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee, man or …
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And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and …
Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord …
And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard …
Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge …
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.