Job 31:5

5 “If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit—

Job 31:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
ESV
5 "If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit;
NLT
5 “Have I lied to anyone or deceived anyone?
MSG
5 "Have I walked hand in hand with falsehood, or hung out in the company of deceit?
CSB
5 If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,

Job 31:5 Meaning and Commentary

Job 31:5

If I have walked with vanity
Or with vain men, as Bar Tzemach interprets it, keeping company and having fellowship with them in their vain and sinful practices; or in the vanity of his mind, indulging himself in impurity of heart and life; or rather using deceitful methods to cheat and defraud others; for this seems to be another vice Job clears himself of, acting unjustly in his dealings with men, or dealing falsely with them:

or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
to cheat men in buying and selling, being ready and swift to do it, and in haste to become rich, which puts men oftentimes on evil ways and methods to attain it; see ( Proverbs 28:20 ) .

Job 31:5 In-Context

3 Is it not ruin for the wicked, disaster for those who do wrong?
4 Does he not see my ways and count my every step?
5 “If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit—
6 let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless—
7 if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled,

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Job 15:31; Micah 2:11
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