Job 27:5-6 | MHM | STEP | v. 5–6 : Job explains his oath by saying, God forbid that I should justify you —he will not agree with his friends’ harsh judgment by admitting to something untrue. He says, until I die I will not remove my integrity from me; my righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go (Job 27:5-6 ). Job refuses to give up his honesty, even if it means suffering or dying. He remembers that keeping his integrity is the best way to prepare for death. Even when others judge him as a hypocrite, Job stands firm, just as the apostle says, We have a good conscience in all things, willing to live honestly (Hebrews 13:18 ). He wants his heart to remain innocent and not to condemn him, trusting that it is God that justifies his people.

‏ Job 27:5-6

v. 5–6: Job explains his oath by saying, God forbid that I should justify you—he will not agree with his friends’ harsh judgment by admitting to something untrue. He says, until I die I will not remove my integrity from me; my righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go (Job 27:5-6 ^a). Job refuses to give up his honesty, even if it means suffering or dying. He remembers that keeping his integrity is the best way to prepare for death. Even when others judge him as a hypocrite, Job stands firm, just as the apostle says, We have a good conscience in all things, willing to live honestly (Hebrews 13:18 ^b). He wants his heart to remain innocent and not to condemn him, trusting that it is God that justifies his people.

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