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Job 31

Job 31:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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This alsog were an iniquity
`avon (Hebrew #5771)
from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
KJV usage: fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Pronounce: aw-vone'
Origin: or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (7)) {aw-vone'}
to be punished by the judge
pliyliy (Hebrew #6416)
judicial
KJV usage: judge.
Pronounce: pel-ee-lee'
Origin: from 6414
: for I should have denied
kachash (Hebrew #3584)
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
KJV usage: deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-)lie, lying, submit selves.
Pronounce: kaw-khash'
Origin: a primitive root
the God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
that is above
ma`al (Hebrew #4605)
properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
KJV usage: above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (X very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
Pronounce: mah'al
Origin: from 5927
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Deut. 17:2‑7• 2{i}If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,{/i}
 3{i}and goeth and serveth other gods, and boweth down to them, either to the sun or to the moon, or to the whole host of heaven, which I have not commanded;{/i}
 4{i}and it be told thee, and thou hearest of it; then thou shalt make thorough inquiry, and if it be truth and the thing be certain, that this abomination hath been wrought in Israel,{/i}
 5{i}thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman, who committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, the man or the woman, and shalt stone them with stones, that they die.{/i}
 6In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall {i}he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.{/i}
 7{i}The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.{/i} (Deut. 17:2‑7)

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Job 31:11• 11For this [is] an infamy, and that a crime for a judge. (Job 31:11)
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Job 9:15• 15Whom, though I were just, I would not answer;{HR}For mercy would I plead with my Judge. (Job 9:15)
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Job 23:7• 7There would a righteous one be pleading with him,{HR}And I should be forever quit of my judge. (Job 23:7)
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Gen. 18:25• 25{i}Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked—far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?{/i} (Gen. 18:25)
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Deut. 17:2‑7,9• 2{i}If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,{/i}
 3{i}and goeth and serveth other gods, and boweth down to them, either to the sun or to the moon, or to the whole host of heaven, which I have not commanded;{/i}
 4{i}and it be told thee, and thou hearest of it; then thou shalt make thorough inquiry, and if it be truth and the thing be certain, that this abomination hath been wrought in Israel,{/i}
 5{i}thou shalt bring forth that man or that woman, who committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, the man or the woman, and shalt stone them with stones, that they die.{/i}
 6In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall {i}he that is to die be put to death: he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.{/i}
 7{i}The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.{/i}
 9And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall show thee the sentence of judgment: (Deut. 17:2‑7,9)
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Judg. 11:27• 27{i}So I have not sinned against thee, but it is thou who doest me wrong in making war against me. Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon!{/i} (Judg. 11:27)
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Psa. 50:6• 6And the heavens declare his righteousness for God [is] judge himself. Selah. (Psa. 50:6)
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Heb. 12:23• 23and to an assembly of firstborns, enrolled in heavens; and to God judge of all; and to spirits of just ones made perfect; (Heb. 12:23)
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Josh. 24:23,27• 23{i}Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.{/i}
 27{i}And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us, for it hath heard all the words of Jehovah which he spoke unto us; and it shall be a witness against you, lest ye deny your God.{/i} (Josh. 24:23,27)
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Prov. 30:9• 9{i}Lest I be full and deny [thee],{HR}And say, Who is Jehovah?{HR}Or lest I be poor and steal,{HR}And outrage the name of my God.{/i} (Prov. 30:9)
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Titus 1:16• 16They profess to know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate. (Titus 1:16)
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2 Peter 2:1• 1But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also false teachers among you, such as shall bring in by-the-bye sects of perdition, denying even the Sovereign Master that bought them, bringing on themselves swift perdition; (2 Peter 2:1)
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1 John 2:23• 23Every one that denieth the Son hath not the Father either; he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also. (1 John 2:23)
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Jude 4• 4For certain men have crept in unawares. They, who before of old were ordained to this sentence, ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ. (Jude 4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the *God who is above.

W. Kelly Translation

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(And this were a crime for judges,{HR}For to God (El) above I had lied);