Job 31:30

Easy To Read Version

I have never let my mouth sin\par by cursing {\cf2\super [67]} my enemies,\par and wishing for them to die.\par

Cross References

Job 5:3

I saw a foolish person\par who thought he was safe.\par But suddenly, he died. {\cf2\super [12]} \par

Psalm 7:4

I did not do bad things to my friend. {\cf2\super [35]} \par And I did not help my friend’s enemies.\par

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Be careful when you make promises to God. Be careful about the things you say to God. Don’t let your feelings cause you to speak too soon. God is in heaven, and you are on the earth. So you need to say only a few things to God. This saying is true:

Ecclesiastes 5:6

So don’t let your words cause you to sin. Don’t say to the priest, {\cf2\super [24]} “I didn’t mean what I said!” If you do this, then God might become angry with your words and destroy everything you have worked for.

Matthew 12:36

And I tell you that people will have to explain about every careless thing they have said. This will happen on the day of judgment.

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you, don’t be angry with another person. Every person is your brother. If you are angry with other people, you will be judged. And if you say bad things to another person, you will be judged by the Jewish council. And if you call another person a fool, you will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Romans 12:14

Say only good things to those people that do bad things to you. Say good things to them and don’t curse them.

James 3:6

The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. How? The tongue spreads its evil through our whole body. It starts a fire that influences all of life. The tongue gets this fire from hell.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But \{ask God to\} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.