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A Life of Sincere Honesty
Commentators agree that when Job says he has not 'walked with vanity,' he is declaring his life has been free from falsehood and deceit. The Hebrew word for 'vanity' in this context means insincerity or dishonesty. Job is asserting that in his personal and business dealings, he has been truthful, honest, and without guile.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 31:5
18th Century
Theologian
If I have walked with vanity — This is the second specification in regard to his private deportment. He says that his life had been…
John Gill
On Job 31:5
17th Century
Pastor
If I have walked with vanity
Or with vain men, as Bar Tzemach interprets it, keeping company and having fellowship with them i…
Matthew Henry
On Job 31:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Job did not speak the things here recorded by way of boasting, but in answer to the charge of hypocrisy. He understood the spiritual nature of God'…