Job 31:28

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Job 31:24-28 The Message (MSG)

“Did I set my heart on making big money or worship at the bank? Did I boast about my wealth, show off because I was well-off? Was I ever so awed by the sun’s brilliance and moved by the moon’s beauty That I let myself become seduced by them and worshiped them on the sly? If so, I would deserve the worst of punishments, for I would be betraying God himself.

Job 31:28 King James Version (KJV)

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: For I should have denied the God that is above.

Job 31:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above.

Job 31:28 New Century Version (NCV)

If I had, these also would have been sins to be punished, because I would have been unfaithful to God.

Job 31:28 American Standard Version (ASV)

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God that is above.

Job 31:28 New International Version (NIV)

then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.

Job 31:28 New King James Version (NKJV)

This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment, For I would have denied God who is above.

Job 31:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)

This also would have been [a heinous] sin calling for judgment, For I would have denied God above. [Deut 4:19; 17:2-7]

Job 31:28 New Living Translation (NLT)

If so, I should be punished by the judges, for it would mean I had denied the God of heaven.

Job 31:28 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have been false to God above.