Job 27:4

4 my lips will not say anything wrong, and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.'

Job 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

Job 27:4

My lips shall not speak wickedness
This is the thing he swears to, this the matter of his oath, not only that he would not speak a wicked word not anything corrupt, unsavoury, unchaste, profane, and idle nor speak evil of his neighbours and friends or of any man; but that he would not speak wickedly of himself, as he must do, if he owned himself to be a wicked man and an hypocrite as his friends charged him, and they would have had him confessed; but he swears he would not utter such wickedness as long as he had any breath in him:

nor my tongue utter deceit;
which respects the same thing; not merely any fallacy or lie, or what might impose upon and deceive another, which yet he was careful of; but such deceit and falsehood as would be a belying himself, which would be the case should he say that he was devoid of integrity and sincerity.

Job 27:4 In-Context

2 "I swear an oath by God, the one who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty, who has made my life bitter:

3 'As long as there is one breath [left] in me and God's breath fills my nostrils,

4 my lips will not say anything wrong, and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.'

5 It's unthinkable for me to admit that you are right. Until I breathe my last breath, I will never give up my claim of integrity.

6 I cling to my righteousness and won't let go. My conscience won't accuse me as long as I live.