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"If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hurried to deceit
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
If I have walked with vanity — This is the second specification in regard to his private deportment. He says that his life had been…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If I have walked with vanity Or with vain men, as Bar Tzemach interprets it, keeping company and having fellowship with them i…
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'…
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13th Century
Catholic
After Job recounted his former prosperity (Job 29) and his subsequent hardship (Job 30), he now demonstrates his innocence …
