Job 31:30

Job's Final Defense Continued

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“Have I rejoiced at the destruction of the enemy [who hated me],
Or exulted [in malicious triumph] when evil overtook him?
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“No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By cursing my enemy and asking for his life.
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“I assure you, the men of my tent have said,
‘Who can find one [in need] who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

Job

No

Sin

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you [who cause you harm or hardship]; bless and do not curse [them].

Exodus 23:4-5

“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey wandering off, you must bring it back to him.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Do not be hasty with your mouth [speaking careless words or vows] or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Do not allow your speech to cause you to sin, and do not say before the messenger (priest) of God that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry because of your voice (words) and destroy the work of your hands?

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice against him shall be guilty before the court; and whoever speaks [contemptuously and insultingly] to his brother, ‘Raca (You empty-headed idiot)!’ shall be guilty before the supreme court (Sanhedrin); and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fiery hell.

Matthew 5:43-44

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor (fellow man) and hate your enemy.’

Matthew 12:36

But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.

James 3:6

And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna).

James 3:9-10

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God.

1 Peter 2:22-23

He committed no sin, nor was deceit ever found in His mouth.

1 Peter 3:9

and never return evil for evil or insult for insult [avoid scolding, berating, and any kind of abuse], but on the contrary, give a blessing [pray for one another’s well-being, contentment, and protection]; for you have been called for this very purpose, that you might inherit a blessing [from God that brings well-being, happiness, and protection].