KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Job 6:28–29
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Job 6:28
28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
28Now therefore be content, looke vpon mee, for it is †euident vnto you, if I lie.
- Heb. before your face.
Job 6:29
29Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
29Returne, I pray you, let it not be iniquitie; yea returne againe: my righteousnesse † is in it.
- That is, in this matter.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 6:28
Satisfied and at rest in one's condition; also what is contained, according to context.
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To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Plain, apparent, manifest, or clearly perceived.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To recline, rest, remain, or be situated; also, to speak falsely or a falsehood.
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Job 6:29
To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Wickedness, unrighteousness, injustice, or a particular sin.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Yes; truly; an expression of affirmation or emphasis.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 28
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Open the full verse study4But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
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Open the full verse study4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
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Open the full verse study3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
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Open the full verse study3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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Open the full verse study4For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
From verse 29
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Open the full verse study10But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
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Open the full verse study10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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Open the full verse study4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
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Open the full verse study5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
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Open the full verse study6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
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Open the full verse study18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
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