Job 9:20 Cross References - Leeser

²⁰ If I were righteous even, my own mouth would condemn me: were I innocent, it would still prove me perverse.

¹ There was a man in the land of ‘Uz, Job was his name; And this man was perfect and upright, and fearing God, and eschewing evil.

¹⁷ Can a mortal be more righteous than God? or can a man be more pure than his Maker?

² Truly I know that it is so: and how could a mortal be righteous before God?

⁵ For thy iniquity teacheth thy mouth, so that thou choosest the language of the crafty. ⁶ Thy own mouth must condemn thee, but not I: yea, thy own lips will testify against thee.

¹ So had these three men abstained from answering Job; because he was righteous in his own eyes. ² Thereupon was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he had declared himself more righteous than God.

⁸ But thou hast said before my ears, and the sound of the words I still hear, ⁹ “I am pure without transgression, I am quite clean; and there is no iniquity in me: ¹⁰ Yet, behold, he findeth hateful backsliding on me, he regardeth me as an enemy unto him; ¹¹ He putteth my feet in the stocks, he watcheth all my paths.” ¹² Behold, In this thou art not just: I will answer thee; for God is far greater than a mortal. ¹³ Why dost thou contend against him? for with all his words will he not give an answer.

³⁵ That Job hath not spoken with knowledge, and that his words are without intelligence.

¹⁶ But Job openeth wide his mouth for nought: without knowledge he heapeth up words.

³ If thou, Lord, shouldst treasure up iniquities, O Lord, who would be able to stand?

² And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for no living man can be regarded righteous before thee.

¹⁹ In a multitude of words transgression cannot be avoided; but he that refraineth his lips is intelligent.

²⁰ He that hath a froward heart will not find happiness; and he that hath a perverse tongue will fall into evil.

⁵ And I said, Woe is me! for I am lost; because a man of unclean lips am I, and in the midst of a people of unclean lips do I dwell; for the King, the Lord of hosts have my eyes seen.