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Job 15:6

I don't need to prove to you that you are wrong. The words from your own mouth show that you are wrong. Your own lips speak against you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Pride;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eliphaz;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Greatness of God;   Hypocrisy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eliphaz (2);   Job, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Your own mouth condemns you, not I;your own lips testify against you.
Hebrew Names Version
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
King James Version
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
English Standard Version
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; your own lips testify against you.
New Century Version
It is your own mouth, not mine, that shows you are wicked; your own lips testify against you.
New English Translation
Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.
Amplified Bible
"Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
New American Standard Bible
"Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips testify against you.
World English Bible
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I, and thy lippes testifie against thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;And your own lips answer against you.
Berean Standard Bible
Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you.
Contemporary English Version
I am not here as your judge; your own words are witnesses against you.
Complete Jewish Bible
Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.
Darby Translation
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; and thy lips testify against thee.
George Lamsa Translation
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; yea, your own lips testify against you in my presence.
Good News Translation
There is no need for me to condemn you; you are condemned by every word you speak.
Lexham English Bible
Your mouth condemns you, and not I; and your lips testify against you.
Literal Translation
Your mouth condemns you, and not I; yea, your own lips testify against you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thine owne mouth condemneth the, and not I: yee thine owne lippes shappe the an answere.
American Standard Version
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Bible in Basic English
It is by your mouth, even yours, that you are judged to be in the wrong, and not by me; and your lips give witness against you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
King James Version (1611)
Thine owne mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea thine owne lippes testifie against thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee, and not I: yea, thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Let thine own mouth, and not me, reprove thee: and thy lips shall testify against thee.
English Revised Version
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thi tunge, and not Y, schal condempne thee, and thi lippis schulen answere thee.
Update Bible Version
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thy own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yes, thy own lips testify against thee.
New King James Version
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; Yes, your own lips testify against you.
New Living Translation
Your own mouth condemns you, not I. Your own lips testify against you.
New Life Bible
Your own mouth says you are guilty, and not I. Your own lips speak against you.
New Revised Standard
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; your own lips testify against you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thine own mouth shall condemn thee, and, not I, And, thine own lips, shall testify against thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee.
Revised Standard Version
Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; your own lips testify against you.
Young's Literal Translation
Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips testify against you.

Contextual Overview

1 Then Eliphaz from Teman answered Job: 2 "If you were really wise, you would not answer with your worthless personal opinions! A wise man would not be so full of hot air. 3 Do you think a wise man would use empty words and meaningless speeches to win his arguments? 4 If you had your way, no one would respect God and pray to him. 5 What you say clearly shows your sin. Job, you are trying to hide your sin by using clever words. 6 I don't need to prove to you that you are wrong. The words from your own mouth show that you are wrong. Your own lips speak against you. 7 "Do you think you were the first person ever to be born? Were you born before the hills? 8 Did you listen to God's secret plans? Do you think you are the only wise person? 9 We know as much as you do! We understand as well as you. 10 The old, gray-haired men agree with us. People older than your father are on our side.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

own mouth: Job 9:20, Psalms 64:8, Matthew 12:37, Matthew 26:65, Luke 19:22

thine own: Job 33:8-12, Job 34:5-9, Job 35:2, Job 35:3, Job 40:8, Job 42:3

Reciprocal: Joshua 24:22 - Ye are witnesses 2 Samuel 1:16 - mouth 1 Kings 20:40 - So shall thy judgment be Job 9:31 - shalt Job 22:5 - not thy Job 22:20 - our substance Matthew 21:31 - The first Matthew 23:31 - witnesses Matthew 25:26 - Thou Luke 11:19 - shall Luke 11:48 - ye bear

Cross-References

Genesis 15:3
Abram said, "You have given me no son, so a slave born in my house will get everything I have."
Genesis 15:6
Abram believed the Lord , and because of this faith the Lord accepted him as one who has done what is right.
Genesis 15:14
But then I will punish the nation that made them slaves. Your people will leave that land, and they will take many good things with them.
Genesis 15:20
Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
Psalms 106:31
He considered what Phinehas did a good work, and it will be remembered forever and ever.
Romans 4:9
Is this blessing only for those who are circumcised? Or is it also for those who are not circumcised? We have already said that it was because of Abraham's faith that he was accepted as one who is right with God.
Romans 4:11
Abraham was circumcised later to show that God accepted him. His circumcision was proof that he was right with God through faith before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the father of all those who believe but are not circumcised. They believe and are accepted as people who are right with God.
2 Corinthians 5:19
I mean that God was in Christ, making peace between the world and himself. In Christ, God did not hold people guilty for their sins. And he gave us this message of peace to tell people.
Hebrews 11:8
God called Abraham to travel to another place that he promised to give him. Abraham did not know where that other place was. But he obeyed God and started traveling because he had faith.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I,.... Or shows thee to be a wicked person, guilty of things charged upon thee; out of thine own mouth thou art convicted, there needs no other evidence to be brought against thee, that is sufficient: and thou savest me, and any other, the trouble of passing the sentence of condemnation upon thee; thou hast done it thyself, thine own mouth is judge and jury, and brings in the verdict, and pronounces it, as well as is the witness, as follows, and is instead of a thousand witnesses, Job 9:20;

yea, thine own lips testify against thee; and therefore there were no need of producing any other testimony; what he had said showed that his talk was vain and unprofitable, unbecoming a wise man, and tending to make null and void the fear of God among men, to discourage all religious exercises, and particularly prayer before God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thine own mouth condemneth thee - That is, the sentiments which you have uttered show that you cannot be a pious man.


 
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