Job 31:30

Job's Final Defense Continued

²⁹ Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,
or become excited when trouble came his way?
³⁰ I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by asking for his life with a curse.
³¹ Haven’t the members of my household said,
“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”

Job

No

Sin

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

Exodus 23:4-5

“If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you, and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire.

Matthew 5:43-44

“You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.

Matthew 12:36

I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

James 3:9-10

We praise our Lord and Father with it, and we curse men who are made in God’s likeness with it.

1 Peter 2:22-23

He did not commit sin,
and no deceit was found in His mouth;

1 Peter 3:9

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.