Job 31:30
Hebrew Text— Job 31:30(yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
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Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.
He said to them, “When you pray, say, ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
We toil, working with our own hands. When people curse us, we bless. Being persecuted, we endure.
but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Most certainly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.
Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man’s money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them.
Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, “None of us will give his daughter to Benjamin as a wife.”
Listen to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive.
After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.
“Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth,
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;
For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.
If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.
If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of Gehenna as yourselves.
You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?
Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.
He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,
If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,
Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.
Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, “What are we doing? For this man does many signs.
He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.
For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.
not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh, and their sin offering before Yahweh, for their error.
See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth.
For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.