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Job 27:4

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהtedaberenahspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.שְׂפָתַ֣יsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.עַוְלָ֑הavlahiniquityעֶוֶלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “iniquity”, the ordinary formH5766(moral) eviliniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יuleshoniand tongueלָשׁוֹןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יֶהְגֶּ֥הyehgehimagineהָגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “imagine”, an unfinished actionH1897to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponderimagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, [idiom] sore, speak, study, talk, utter.רְמִיָּֽהremiyahdeceitרְמִיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “deceit”, the ordinary formH7423remissness, treacherydeceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

Young’s Literal Translation

My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.

World English Bible

surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit.

Darby Translation

My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!

Douay-Rheims

My lips shall not speak iniquity, neither shall my tongue contrive lying.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μὴ λαλήσειν τὰ χείλη μου ὄνομα, οὐδὲ ἡ ψυχή μου μελετήσει ἄδικα.