Job 31:5 meaning and explanation

If I have walked in falsehood or my foot has rushed to deceit,

Job 31:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Job is speaking near the end of his final defense, answering his friends who insisted his suffering must be punishment for hidden sin. Having pledged his eyes to purity, he now swears an oath about his conduct: if his life has been marked by falsehood or his foot has hurried toward deceit, he invites God to weigh him.

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