Job 11:4 · KJV
“For thou hast said, My doctrine {is} pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.”
— Job 11:4
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? {lies: or, devices}
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
Job 11 — Context
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? {full...: Heb. of lips}
3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? {lies: or, devices}
4For thou hast said, My doctrine {is} pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that {they are} double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee {less} than thine iniquity {deserveth}.
Cross References
Job 10:7
Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and {there is} none that can deliver out of thine hand. {Thou...: Heb. It is upon thy knowledge}
Job 6:10
Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
Job 6:29-30
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness {is} in it. {in it: that is, in this matter}
1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and {be} ready always to {give} an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: {fear: or, reverence}
Job 35:2
Thinkest thou this to be right, {that} thou saidst, My righteousness {is} more than God's?
Job 34:5-6
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Job 7:20
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean {thing} out of an unclean? not one. {can...: Heb. will give}