Job 15:5
For thine own mouth would teach thine iniquity, and thou wouldst choose the tongue of the crafty.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
In Context
4But, thou, wouldst take away reverence, and wouldst attain unto meditation before GOD.
6Thine own mouth shall condemn thee, and, not I, And, thine own lips, shall testify against thee.
Cross References
Job 9:22One thing, there is, for which cause, I have said it, The blameless and the lawless, he bringeth to an end.
Job 22:5Is not, thy wickedness, great? and, without end, [are not] thine iniquities?
Job 32:2Then was kindled the anger of Elihu, son of Barachel the Buzite of the family of Ram,—against Job, was kindled his anger, because he justified his own soul rather than God;
Psalms 52:2Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;
Psalms 120:2O Yahweh! rescue thou my soul—from the false lip, from the deceitful tongue.
Jeremiah 9:8A pointed arrow, is their tongue Deceit, hath it spoken,—With his mouth peace unto his neighbour, doth one speak, But within himself, he layeth his ambush.
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 →