Job 15:6
Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I, and thy lippes testifie against thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
In Context
5For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen ye tongue of the crafty.
7Art thou the first man, that was borne? and wast thou made before the hils?
Cross References
Job 9:20If I woulde iustifie my selfe, mine owne mouth shall condemne mee: if I would be perfite, he shall iudge me wicked.
Job 34:5For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.
Job 40:8Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
Psalms 64:8They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.
Matthew 26:65Then the hie Priest rent his clothes, saying, Hee hath blasphemed, what haue wee any more neede of witnesses? beholde: nowe yee haue heard his blasphemie.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:2-17
Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first… Read the whole commentary →