Job 31:5

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“If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,”

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BSBPD

“If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 31:5 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 22:22“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not spare us today.
  2. Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
  3. Psalms 7:3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
  4. Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
  5. Psalms 26:4I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
  6. Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
  7. Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
  8. Jeremiah 2:5This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?
  9. Ezekiel 13:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.
  10. Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!

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