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Douay-Rheims Bible

Job 15:6

Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee.

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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
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.
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 And Eliphaz the Themanite, answered, and said: 2 Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat? 3 Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee. 4 As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God. 5 For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers. 6 Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee. 7 Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills? 8 Hast thou heard God’s counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee? 9 What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not? 10 There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers.

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
And Abram added: But to me thou hast not given seed: and lo my servant born in my house, shall be my heir.
Genesis 15:6
Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.
Genesis 15:14
But I will judge the nation which they shall serve, and after this they shall come out with great substance.
Genesis 15:20
And the Hethites, and the Pherezites, the Raphaim also,
Psalms 106:31
(105-31) And it was reputed to him unto justice, to generation and generation for evermore.
Romans 4:9
This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which he had, being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised: that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:
2 Corinthians 5:19
For God indeed was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their sins. And he hath placed in us the word of reconciliation.
Hebrews 11:8
By faith he that is called Abraham obeyed to go out into a place which he was to receive for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing whither he went.

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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