Job 9:20

אִם ־ אֶצְדָּק פִּי יַרְשִׁיעֵנִי תָּֽם ־ אָנִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

In Context

19אִם ־ לְכֹחַ אַמִּיץ הִנֵּה וְאִם ־ לְמִשְׁפָּט מִי יוֹעִידֵֽנִי ׃

21תָּֽם ־ אָנִי לֹֽא ־ אֵדַע נַפְשִׁי אֶמְאַס חַיָּֽי ׃

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Cross References

Job 4:17הַֽאֱנוֹשׁ מֵאֱלוֹהַ יִצְדָּק אִם מֵעֹשֵׂהוּ יִטְהַר ־ גָּֽבֶר ׃

Job 9:28יָגֹרְתִּי כָל ־ עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי ־ לֹא תְנַקֵּֽנִי ׃

Job 10:15אִם ־ רָשַׁעְתִּי אַלְלַי לִי וְצָדַקְתִּי לֹא ־ אֶשָּׂא רֹאשִׁי שְׂבַע קָלוֹן וּרְאֵה עָנְיִֽי ׃

Job 15:5כִּי יְאַלֵּף עֲוֺנְךָ פִיךָ וְתִבְחַר לְשׁוֹן עֲרוּמִֽים ׃

Job 32:1וַֽיִּשְׁבְּתוּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה מֵעֲנוֹת אֶת ־ אִיּוֹב כִּי הוּא צַדִּיק בְּעֵינָֽיו ׃ פ

Job 34:35אִיּוֹב לֹא ־ בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל ׃

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 →

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