Verse 20

Though I be righteous,{H6663} mine own mouth{H6310} shall condemn{H7561} me: Though I be perfect,{H8535} it shall prove me perverse.{H6140}

Referenced Verses

  • Job 34:35 : 35 Job{H347} speaketh{H1696} without knowledge,{H1847} And his words{H1697} are without wisdom.{H7919}
  • Job 15:5-6 : 5 For thine iniquity{H5771} teacheth{H502} thy mouth,{H6310} And thou choosest{H977} the tongue{H3956} of the crafty.{H6175} 6 Thine own mouth{H6310} condemneth{H7561} thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips{H8193} testify{H6030} against thee.
  • Job 32:1-2 : 1 So these three{H7969} men{H582} ceased{H7673} to answer{H6030} Job,{H347} because he was righteous{H6662} in his own eyes.{H5869} 2 Then was kindled{H2734} the wrath{H639} of Elihu{H453} the son{H1121} of Barachel{H1292} the Buzite,{H940} of the family{H4940} of Ram:{H7410} against Job{H347} was his wrath{H639} kindled,{H2734} because he justified{H6663} himself{H5315} rather than God.{H430}
  • Job 33:8-9 : 8 Surely thou hast spoken{H559} in my hearing,{H241} And I have heard{H8085} the voice{H6963} of [thy] words,{H4405} [saying], 9 I am clean,{H2134} without transgression;{H6588} I am innocent,{H2643} neither is there iniquity{H5771} in me: 10 Behold, he findeth{H4672} occasions{H8569} against me, He counteth{H2803} me for his enemy:{H341} 11 He putteth{H7760} my feet{H7272} in the stocks,{H5465} He marketh{H8104} all my paths.{H734} 12 Behold, I will answer{H6030} thee, in this thou art not just;{H6663} For God{H433} is greater{H7235} than man.{H582} 13 Why dost thou strive{H7378} against him, For that he giveth not account{H6030} of any of his matters?{H1697}
  • Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man{H376} in the land{H776} of Uz,{H5780} whose name{H8034} was Job;{H347} and that man{H376} was perfect{H8535} and upright,{H3477} and one that feared{H3373} God,{H430} and turned{H5493} away from evil.{H7451}
  • Job 4:17 : 17 Shall mortal man{H582} be more just{H6663} than God?{H433} Shall a man{H1397} be more pure{H2891} than his Maker?{H6213}
  • Job 9:2 : 2 Of a truth{H551} I know{H3045} that it is so: But how can man{H582} be just{H6663} with God?{H410}
  • Job 35:16 : 16 Therefore doth Job{H347} open{H6475} his mouth{H6310} in vanity;{H1892} He multiplieth{H3527} words{H4405} without{H1097} knowledge.{H1847}
  • Ps 130:3 : 3 If thou, Jehovah,{H3050} shouldest mark{H8104} iniquities,{H5771} O Lord,{H136} who could stand?{H5975}
  • Ps 143:2 : 2 And enter{H935} not into judgment{H4941} with thy servant;{H5650} For in thy sight{H6440} no man living{H2416} is righteous.{H6663}
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude{H7230} of words{H1697} there wanteth{H2308} not transgression;{H6588} But he that refraineth{H2820} his lips{H8193} doeth wisely.{H7919}
  • Prov 17:20 : 20 He that hath a wayward{H6141} heart{H3820} findeth{H4672} no good;{H2896} And he that hath a perverse{H2015} tongue{H3956} falleth{H5307} into mischief.{H7451}
  • Isa 6:5 : 5 Then said{H559} I, Woe{H188} is me! for I am undone;{H1820} because I am a man{H376} of unclean{H2931} lips,{H8193} and I dwell{H3427} in the midst{H8432} of a people{H5971} of unclean{H2931} lips:{H8193} for mine eyes{H5869} have seen{H7200} the King,{H4428} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
  • Matt 12:36-37 : 36 And{G1161} I say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} that{G3754} every{G3956} idle{G692} word{G4487} that{G3739} men{G444} shall speak,{G2980} they shall give{G591} account{G3056} thereof{G846} in{G1722} the day{G2250} of judgment.{G2920} 37 For{G1063} by{G1537} thy{G4675} words{G3056} thou shalt be justified,{G1344} and{G2532} by{G1537} thy{G4675} words{G3056} thou shalt be condemned.{G2613}
  • Luke 10:29 : 29 But{G1161} he,{G2036} desiring{G2309} to justify{G1344} himself,{G1438} said{G2036} unto{G4314} Jesus,{G2424} And{G2532} who{G5101} is{G2076} my{G3450} neighbor?{G4139}
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 And{G2532} he said{G2036} unto them,{G846} Ye{G5210} are{G2075} they that{G3588} justify{G1344} yourselves{G1438} in the sight{G1799} of men;{G444} but{G1161} God{G2316} knoweth{G1097} your{G5216} hearts:{G2588} for{G3754} that which{G3588} is exalted{G5308} among{G1722} men{G444} is{G2076} an abomination{G946} in the sight{G1799} of God.{G2316}
  • Phil 3:12-15 : 12 Not{G3756} that{G3754} I have{G2983} already{G2235} obtained,{G2983} or{G2228} am{G5048} already{G2235} made perfect:{G5048} but{G1161} I press on,{G1377} if{G1487} so be that{G2532} I may lay hold{G2638} on that for{G1909} which{G3739} also{G2532} I was laid hold{G2638} on by{G5259} Christ{G5547} Jesus.{G2424} 13 Brethren,{G80} I{G1473} count{G3049} not{G3756} myself{G1683} yet to have laid hold:{G2638} but{G1161} one thing{G1520} [I do], forgetting{G1950} the things{G3303} which are{G3588} behind,{G3694} and{G1161} stretching forward{G1901} to the things which are{G3588} before,{G1715} 14 I press{G1377} on toward{G2596} the goal{G4649} unto{G1909} the prize{G1017} of the{G2821} high{G507} calling{G2821} of God{G2316} in{G1722} Christ{G5547} Jesus.{G2424} 15 Let us{G5426} therefore,{G3767} as many as{G3745} are perfect,{G5046} be thus{G5124} minded:{G5426} and{G2532} if{G1487} in anything{G5100} ye are{G5426} otherwise{G2088} minded,{G5426} this{G5124} also shall God{G2316} reveal{G601} {G2532} unto you:{G5213}
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 wranglings{G3859} of men{G444} corrupted{G1311} in mind{G3563} and{G2532} bereft{G650} of the truth,{G225} supposing that{G3543} godliness{G2150} is{G1511} a way of gain.{G4200}
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For{G1063} in many things{G4183} we all{G537} stumble.{G4417} If{G1487} any{G5100} stumbleth{G4417} not{G3756} in{G1722} word,{G3056} the same{G3778} is a perfect{G5046} man,{G435} able{G1415} to bridle{G5468} the whole{G3650} body{G4983} also.{G2532}