Job 27:3-4 | MHM | STEP | v. 3–4 : Job promises, All the while my breath is in me… my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit (Job 27:3-4 ). He is determined never to lie or say anything false, no matter what happens. Job’s friends accused him of being a hypocrite, but he is willing to answer honestly to any question. He will not admit to something he did not do, nor will he deny the truth even if it is against him. He wants to keep a clear conscience all his life, remembering that God gave him his breath, and so he should never use it to say anything evil.

‏ Job 27:3-4

v. 3–4: Job promises, All the while my breath is in me… my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit (Job 27:3-4 ^a). He is determined never to lie or say anything false, no matter what happens. Job’s friends accused him of being a hypocrite, but he is willing to answer honestly to any question. He will not admit to something he did not do, nor will he deny the truth even if it is against him. He wants to keep a clear conscience all his life, remembering that God gave him his breath, and so he should never use it to say anything evil.

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