21 I will be partial to no one, nor will I flatter any man. 22 For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
Job 32:21–22
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Job 9:34–35
34 Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me. 35 Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
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Proverbs 8:6–8
6 Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right. 7 For my mouth will speak the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
John 5:40–42
40 yet you refuse to come to Me to have life. 41 I do not accept glory from men, 42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
Job 27:3–5
3 as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, 4 my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit. 5 I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
Testament of Issachar 1:26–28
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4 Maccabees 5:28–30
28 But you won’t have this cause of laughter against me, (WEB) 29 nor will I transgress the sacred oaths of my forefathers to keep the law. (WEB) 30 No, not if you pluck out my eyes, and consume my entrails. (WEB)
Genesis 31:5–7
5 and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me. 6 You know that I have served your father with all my strength. 7 And although he has cheated me and changed my wages ten…
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