Job 9:20
Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
19If it be a matter of strength, lo, He is mighty! and if of justice, who will appoint me a time?
21I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life.
Cross References
Job 4:17'Shall mortal man be just before God? Shall a man be pure before his Maker?
Job 9:28I am afraid of all my pains, I know that Thou wilt not hold me guiltless.
Job 10:15If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head — being filled with ignominy and looking upon mine affliction.
Job 15:5For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job 32:1So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Job 34:35'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'
Matthew Henry on Job 9:15-22
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall… Read the whole commentary →