Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty. New Living Translation Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. Though I am blameless, it would prove me wicked. English Standard Version Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse. Berean Standard Bible Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty. King James Bible If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. New King James Version Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse. New American Standard Bible “Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty. NASB 1995 “Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty. NASB 1977 “Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty. Legacy Standard Bible Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am blameless, He will declare me perverse. Amplified Bible “Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty; Though I am blameless, He would denounce me as guilty. Christian Standard Bible Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty. Holman Christian Standard Bible Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty. American Standard Version Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If I shall claim innocence, my mouth will condemn me. I am perfect and I am perverted Brenton Septuagint Translation For though I should seem righteous, my mouth will be profane: and though I should seem blameless, I shall be proved perverse. Contemporary English Version Even if I were innocent, God would prove me wrong. Douay-Rheims Bible If I would justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I would shew myself innocent, he shall prove me wicked. English Revised Version Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse. GOD'S WORD® Translation If I am righteous, my own mouth would condemn me. It would declare that I am corrupt even if I am a man of integrity. Good News Translation I am innocent and faithful, but my words sound guilty, and everything I say seems to condemn me. International Standard Version Though I'm in the right, my own mouth will condemn me; though I'm blameless, he'll pronounce me as guilty. JPS Tanakh 1917 Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; Though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse. Literal Standard Version If I am righteous, my mouth declares me wicked; [If] I am perfect, it declares me perverse. Majority Standard Bible Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty. New American Bible Though I were right, my own mouth might condemn me; were I innocent, it might put me in the wrong. NET Bible Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me; although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse. New Revised Standard Version Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse. New Heart English Bible Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse. Webster's Bible Translation If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, that also will prove me perverse. World English Bible Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse. Young's Literal Translation If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job: How Can I Argue with God?…19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him? 20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty. 21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.… Cross References Job 9:15 For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy. Job 9:29 Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain? Job 15:6 Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you. Treasury of Scripture If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. justify Job 9:2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? Job 4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? Job 32:1,2 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes… mine Job 15:5,6 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty… Job 34:35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. Job 35:16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. I am perfect Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Philippians 3:12-15 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus… it shall Job 33:8-13 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, … Proverbs 17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 1 Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. Jump to Previous Blameless Condemn Declare Declareth Evil Guiltless Guilty Innocent Justify Mouth Perfect Perverse Pronounce Prove Right Righteous Sinner Wicked WrongJump to Next Blameless Condemn Declare Declareth Evil Guiltless Guilty Innocent Justify Mouth Perfect Perverse Pronounce Prove Right Righteous Sinner Wicked WrongJob 9 1. Job acknowledges God's justice22. Man's innocence is not to be condemned by afflictions Verse 20. - If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me. Since he could not wholly justify himself. "All men have sinned, and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). Job has already admitted the utterance of "rash words" (Job 6:3), and, at least hypothetically, that he "has sinned" (Job 7:20), and needs "pardon" for his "transgression" (Job 7:24). Job, if he tried to "justify himself," would have to acknowledge such shortcomings, such imperfections, such sins - at any rate, of infirmity - as would make his attempted justification a real self-condemnation. If I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse; rather, even were I perfect it (i.e. my mouth) would prove me perverse; i.e. supposing I were actually perfect, and tried to prove it, my speech would be so hesitating and confused, that I should only seem to be perverse. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Even ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I were righteous, אֶ֭צְדָּק (’eṣ·dāq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous my mouth פִּ֣י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to would condemn me; יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי (yar·šî·‘ê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7561: To be, wrong, to disturb, violate if I אָ֝֗נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I were blameless, תָּֽם־ (tām-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8535: Complete, pious, gentle, dear it would declare me guilty. וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃ (way·ya‘·qə·šê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6140: To knot, distort, to pervert Links Job 9:20 NIVJob 9:20 NLT Job 9:20 ESV Job 9:20 NASB Job 9:20 KJV Job 9:20 BibleApps.com Job 9:20 Biblia Paralela Job 9:20 Chinese Bible Job 9:20 French Bible Job 9:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 9:20 Though I am righteous my own mouth (Jb) |
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