Job 15:6
Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.
Young's Literal Translation
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 teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.
7The first man art thou born? And before the heights wast thou formed?
Cross References
Job 9:20If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! — it declareth me perverse.
Job 34:5For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,
Job 40:8Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?
Psalms 64:8And they cause him to stumble, Against them [is] their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.
Matthew 26:65Then the chief priest rent his garments, saying, — 'He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking;
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 →