Job 15:5 · KJV
“For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. {uttereth: Heb. teacheth}”
— Job 15:5
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. {castest...: Heb. makest void} {prayer: or, speech}
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Job 15 — Context
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
4Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. {castest...: Heb. makest void} {prayer: or, speech}
5For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. {uttereth: Heb. teacheth}
6Thine 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?
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.
James 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.
Jeremiah 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. {in heart: Heb. in the midst of him} {his wait: or, wait for him}
Psalms 52:2-4
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
James 3:5-8
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! {a matter: or, wood}
Psalms 50:19-20
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. {givest: Heb. sendest}
Luke 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.
Psalms 120:2-3
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, {and} from a deceitful tongue.