Job 27:6
Strong's Lexicon
I will hold fast
הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי (he·ḥĕ·zaq·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2388: 1) to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, grow strong 1a1a) to prevail, prevail upon 1a1b) to be firm, be caught fast, be secure 1a1c) to press, be urgent 1a1d) to grow stout, grow rigid, grow hard (bad sense) 1a1e) to be severe, be grievous 1a2) to strengthen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make strong 1b2) to restore to strength, give strength 1b3) to strengthen, sustain, encourage 1b4) to make strong, make bold, encourage 1b5) to make firm 1b6) to make rigid, make hard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make strong, strengthen 1c2) to make firm 1c3) to display strength 1c4) to make severe 1c5) to support 1c6) to repair 1c7) to prevail, prevail upon 1c8) to have or take or keep hold of, retain, hold up, sustain, support 1c9) to hold, contain 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to strengthen oneself 1d2) to put forth strength, use one's strength 1d3) to withstand 1d4) to hold strongly with

my righteousness
בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י (bə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯî)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6666: 1) justice, righteousness 1a) righteousness (in government) 1a1) of judge, ruler, king 1a2) of law 1a3) of Davidic king Messiah 1b) righteousness (of God's attribute) 1c) righteousness (in a case or cause) 1d) righteousness, truthfulness 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation 1f1) of God 1f2) prosperity (of people) 1g) righteous acts

and never
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

let go.
אַרְפֶּ֑הָ (’ar·pe·hā)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7503: 1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sink down 1a2) to sink, drop 1a3) to sink, relax, abate 1a4) to relax, withdraw 1b) (Niphal) idle (participle) 1c) (Piel) to let drop 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake 1d2) to let go 1d3) to refrain, let alone 1d4) to be quiet 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack

As long as I live,
מִיָּמָֽי׃ (mî·yā·māy)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

my conscience
לְ֝בָבִ֗י (lə·ḇā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3824: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage

will not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

accuse me.
יֶחֱרַ֥ף (ye·ḥĕ·rap̄)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2778: 1) to reproach, taunt, blaspheme, defy, jeopardise, rail, upbraid 1a) (Qal) to reproach 1b) (Piel) to reproach, defy, taunt 2) (Qal) to winter, spend harvest time, remain in harvest time 3) (Niphal) to acquire, be betrothed

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

Young's Literal Translation
On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will cling to my  righteousness and  never let it  go. My conscience will not accuse  me as long as I  live !

New American Standard Bible
"I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days.

King James Bible
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I will maintain my innocence and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.

New Living Translation
I will maintain my innocence without wavering. My conscience is clear for as long as I live.

English Standard Version
I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.

New American Standard Bible
"I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go. My heart does not reproach any of my days.

King James Bible
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!

International Standard Version
I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time.

NET Bible
I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.

American Standard Version
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me'so long as I live.

English Revised Version
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Young's Literal Translation
On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.
















Cross References
Job 2:3
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Job 6:29
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

Job 13:18
Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

Job 27:7
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

Job 29:14
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

Job 31:6
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

Job 32:1
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Job 32:2
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

Job 40:8
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 27:5
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
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