Job 27:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
My lipsשְׂפָתַ֣י
(se·fa·tai)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
certainlyאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
will not speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה
(te·dab·be·re·nah)
1696: to speaka prim. root
unjustly, 
 
5767b: injustice, unrighteousness, wrongfrom the same as evel
Norאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
will my tongueוּ֝לְשֹׁונִ֗י
(u·le·sho·v·ni)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
mutterיֶהְגֶּ֥ה
(yeh·geh)
1897: to moan, growl, utter, speak, musea prim. root
deceit.רְמִיָּֽה׃
(re·mi·yah.)
7423a: deceit, treacheryfrom ramah


















KJV Lexicon
My lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
shall not speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
wickedness
`evel  (eh'-vel)
(moral) evil -- iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
nor my tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
utter
hagah  (daw-gaw')
to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder -- imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, sore, speak, study, talk, utter.
deceit
rmiyah  (rem-ee-yaw')
remissness, treachery -- deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.

King James Bible
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

International Standard Version
I won't speak lies nor will I utter deceit.

NET Bible
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
my lips will not say anything wrong, and my tongue will not mumble anything deceitful.'

King James 2000 Bible
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
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