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(Yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);
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A Righteousness of the Heart
Commentators emphasize that Job's claim is exceptionally profound. He asserts that he didn't just avoid speaking curses against his enemies, but he restrained his inner self from even wishing them harm. Scholars like Albert Barnes call this an "extraordinary degree of piety" that controls the heart and is the nature of true religion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Neither have I allowed my mouth - Margin, as in Hebrew, "palate." The word is often used for the mouth in general, and especially as the org…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin Which, as it is the instrument of speech, is often the means of much sin; pa…
Job protests:
That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous believers can appeal to the Lord, that …
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13th Century
Catholic
After Job defended himself against charges of injustice (Job 31:5) and lack of mercy (Job 31:16), he now declares himself i…
