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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Have I lied to anyone or deceived anyone?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If I have walked with falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has hastened to deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If I have walked with deception, And my foot has hurried after deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot has hastened after deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“If I have walked with worthlessness, And my foot has hastened after deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has chased after deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If I have walked with falsehood, And my foot hath hasted to deceit<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am not dishonest or deceitful, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If I have walked with vanity, and my foot hath hasted to deceit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If I have walked with lies or my feet have run after deception,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I swear I have never acted wickedly and never tried to deceive others. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If I've lived my life in the company of vanity, or run quickly to embrace deception,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If I have walked with vanity, "" And my foot hurries to deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If I went with vanity, and my foot will haste upon deceit;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked in vanity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If I have walked in vanity, or if my foot has hurried towards deceitfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked in falsehood and my foot has hastened to deceit, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If I have walked with hypocrites, or if my foot hastened to deceit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If I have walked with deceivers and if my feet hasten to run in treachery<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If I have walked with vanity, And my foot hath hasted to deceit--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if I had gone with scorners, and if too my foot has hasted to deceit:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4610" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Job's Final Appeal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Does He not see my ways and count my every step? <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·laḵ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">I have walked</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723: šāw (N-ms) -- Or shav; from the same as show' in the sense of desolating; evil, literally or morally; figuratively idolatry, uselessness.">falsehood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">or my foot</a> <a href="/hebrew/2363.htm" title="2363: wat·ta·ḥaš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment.">has rushed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4820.htm" title="4820: mir·māh (N-fs) -- Deceit, treachery. From ramah in the sense of deceiving; fraud.">deceit,</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">Psalm 26:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. / Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-25.htm">Proverbs 4:25-27</a></span><br />Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead. / Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure. / Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-29.htm">Psalm 119:29</a></span><br />Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-3.htm">Proverbs 11:3</a></span><br />The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/101-2.htm">Psalm 101:2-3</a></span><br />I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart. / I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Proverbs 12:22</a></span><br />Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Psalm 15:2</a></span><br />He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Proverbs 19:1</a></span><br />Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-104.htm">Psalm 119:104</a></span><br />I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-7.htm">Proverbs 20:7</a></span><br />The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6</a></span><br />If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-2.htm">2 Corinthians 4:2</a></span><br />Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a></span><br />Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">1 Peter 2:1</a></span><br />Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-26.htm">James 1:26</a></span><br />If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot has hurried to deceit;</p><p class="hdg">If</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Psalm 7:3-5</a></b></br> O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; … </p><p class="hdg">walked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Psalm 4:2</a></b></br> O ye sons of men, how long <i>will ye turn</i> my glory into shame? <i>how long</i> will ye love vanity, <i>and</i> seek after leasing? Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2</a></b></br> They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: <i>with</i> flattering lips <i>and</i> with a double heart do they speak.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Psalm 44:20,21</a></b></br> If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/27-4.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/job/27-4.htm">False.</a> <a href="/job/27-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/job/28-8.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/esther/6-14.htm">Hasted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-5.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/esther/6-14.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/job/21-34.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/job/29-3.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/job/31-4.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/5-6.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">False.</a> <a href="/job/36-4.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/job/39-15.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Hasted</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Hasten</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/job/35-13.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/job/31-7.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/job/33-11.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Job 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If I have walked in falsehood</b><br>This phrase suggests a lifestyle or pattern of living characterized by dishonesty or deceit. In the context of Job, it reflects his self-examination and integrity. Walking in falsehood contrasts with the biblical call to walk in truth, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/86-11.htm">Psalm 86:11</a>, which emphasizes living according to God's truth. The imagery of "walking" is often used in Scripture to denote one's conduct or way of life, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a>, where believers are urged to walk as children of light. Job's assertion here is a claim to moral integrity, aligning with the wisdom literature's emphasis on righteousness and truthfulness.<p><b>or my foot has rushed to deceit</b><br>The imagery of the foot rushing suggests a deliberate and eager movement towards deception. This phrase highlights the intentionality behind deceitful actions, contrasting with the biblical ideal of pursuing righteousness and truth. <a href="/proverbs/6-18.htm">Proverbs 6:18</a> lists a heart that devises wicked schemes and feet that are quick to rush into evil as things the Lord detests. Job's denial of such behavior underscores his commitment to integrity and righteousness. In the broader biblical narrative, this reflects the call to avoid the path of the wicked, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1:1</a>, which advises against walking in the counsel of the wicked. Job's statement serves as a defense of his character, emphasizing his adherence to God's standards despite his suffering.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator who allows Job's faith to be tested by Satan, yet ultimately restores Job's fortunes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job is faithful only because of his prosperity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to comfort him but end up accusing him of sin as the cause of his suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region in the ancient Near East, possibly located in modern-day Jordan or Arabia.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_action.htm">Integrity in Action</a></b><br>Job's statement is a self-examination of his life, emphasizing the importance of living with integrity. Believers are called to reflect on their own lives and ensure their actions align with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_deceit.htm">The Danger of Deceit</a></b><br>Job's mention of deceit warns against the subtlety of sin. Christians must be vigilant in avoiding even the smallest steps toward dishonesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Job's introspection serves as a model for believers to regularly assess their spiritual walk, ensuring they are not straying from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Despite accusations, Job maintains his innocence, trusting in God's ultimate justice. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God sees and knows the truth of their hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_accountability.htm">The Role of Accountability</a></b><br>Job's friends challenge him, albeit incorrectly. This highlights the importance of having godly accountability in our lives to help us stay true to our commitments.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_31_5-8_oppose_human_fallibility.htm">Does Job’s assertion of moral completeness in Job 31:5–8 conflict with the broader biblical theme of universal human fallibility? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_satan's_identity.htm">What is Satan's identity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_15_2-3_with_rahab's_lie.htm">Psalm 15:2-3 demands complete truthfulness and no slander; how do we reconcile this with instances of approved deceit (e.g., Rahab in Joshua 2)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_false_prophets_to_mislead.htm">Jeremiah 5:31 - Why does God allow false prophets and corrupt priests to lead the people astray instead of intervening earlier to prevent deception?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit.</span> "If I have been a living lie, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> if, under a fair show of piety and righteousness of life, I have, as you my friends suppose, been all along a deceiver and a hypocrite, cloaking my secret sins under a mere pretence of well-doing, then the sooner I am exposed the better. Let me be weighed," etc. The painful suggestion of hypocrisy has been made by Job's friends repeatedly during the colloquy (<a href="/job/4-7.htm">Job 4:7-9</a>; <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Job 8:6, 12</a>; <a href="/job/11-4.htm">Job 11:4-6</a>, '11-14; 15:30-35; 18:5-21; 20:5-29, etc.), and has deeply afflicted the patriarch. It is a charge so easily made, and so impossible to refute. All that the righteous man, thus falsely accused, can do is to appeal to God: "Thou, God, knowest. Thou, God, wilt one day show forth the truth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have walked</span><br /><span class="heb">הָלַ֥כְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·laḵ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">falsehood</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑וְא</span> <span class="translit">(šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7723.htm">Strong's 7723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evil, idolatry, uselessness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or my foot</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has rushed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֖חַשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·ḥaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2363.htm">Strong's 2363: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hurry, to be eager with excitement, enjoyment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deceit,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִרְמָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mir·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm">Strong's 4820: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deceit, treachery</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-5.htm">Job 31:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-5.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:5 If I have walked with falsehood (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/31-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 31:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 31:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>