Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Justify
Mine
I am perfect
It shall
Bible References
Justify
Luke 10:29
But he, wishing to justify his question, said, "And who is my neighbor?"
Luke 16:15
And he said to them, "You are the men who parade your uprightness before people, but God knows your hearts. For what men consider great is detestable in the sight of God.
Mine
Matthew 12:36
But I tell you, for every careless word that men utter they will have to answer on the Day of Judgment.
James 3:2
For we all make many mistakes. Anyone who never makes a mistake in what he says has a character that is fully developed and is able to control his whole body as well.
I am perfect
Philippians 3:12
Not that I have secured it yet, or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, because I have been captured by Jesus Christ.
It shall
1 Timothy 6:5
and mutual irritation between people of depraved minds, who are lost to the truth and think of religion only as a means of gain.