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Job 6:28

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Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
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  1. Job 13:4Rank 1 from verse 28
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    4But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

  2. Job 27:4Rank 2 from verse 28
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    4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

  3. Job 33:3Rank 3 from verse 28
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    3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

  4. Job 11:3Rank 4 from verse 28
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    3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

  5. Job 36:4Rank 5 from verse 28
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    4For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

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Job 6:28

COMBINED MEANING

look

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Sense 1: To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed. Sense 2: An appearance, countenance, expression, or aspect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lie

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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.

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27Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

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29Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

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