Job 27:4

“My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.”

"My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit." - Job 27:4
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What does Job 27:4 mean?

Job 27:4 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit." This verse comes from the book of Job in the Old Testament. Job is a righteous man who undergoes immense suffering, losing his children, wealth, and health. As he…

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Guarding Our Words: A Reflection on Integrity

The Book of Job is a profound narrative that wrestles with the complexities of suffering, faith, and righteousness. Among its many precious gems is Job 27:4, where he resolutely declares, "My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit." This declaration not only…

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A Prayer for Integrity and Truthfulness

Heavenly Father, I humbly come before Your throne of grace with a heart full of reverence and gratitude. Lord, I am reminded today of the wise words found in Job 27:4, which declare, "My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit." I thank You for the wisdom…

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Job 27:4 - "My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit."
Job 27:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
Job 27:6
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said," - Job 27:1
Job 41:27 - "He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood."
Job 30:27 - "My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me."
Job 27:18 - "He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh."
Job 6:27 - "Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend."
Job 27:11 - "I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal."
Job 27:3 - "All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;"
Eliphaz speaks to Job in Job 4.
Job 27:10 - "Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?"
Job 27:9 - "Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?"
Job 27:14 - "If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread."
Job 27:16 - "Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;"
Job 28:27 - "Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out."
Job 27:7 - "Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous."
Job 27:20 - "Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night."
Job 27:17 - "He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver."
Job 39:27 - "Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?"
Job 5:27 - "Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good."
Job 34:27 - "Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:"
Job 27:13 - "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty."
Job 38:27 - "To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?"
Job 27:15 - "Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep."
Job 27:12 - "Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?"
Job 20:27 - "The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him."
Job 27:23 - "Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place."
Job 36:27 - "For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:"