Job 15:5
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.
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 man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
- KJV
- For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
- WEB
- For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
- ASV
- For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
- DARBY
- For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty.
- BLB
- For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
- ÅB
- for din synd legger ordene i din munn, og du velger falske menns tale.
- OTB
- Din urett leder din tale,
og du velger de listiges tunge. - B1930
- for din synd legger ordene i din munn, og du velger falske menns tale.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 9:3–5
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Read in contextJames 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Read in contextLuke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Read in contextPsalms 52:2–4
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:8
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
Read in contextJames 3:5–8
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Read in contextPsalms 50:19–20
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Read in contextPsalms 64:3
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Read in context