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.

I am perfect

It shall

Bible References

Justify

Luke 10:29
But he, as he wished to justify his question, said, "But who is my neighbor?"
Luke 16:15
Then He said to them, "You are the men who exhibit your uprightness before the public, but God knows your hearts. For what stands high in the sight of men is detestable in the sight of God.

Mine

Matthew 12:36
So I tell you, for every worthless word that men utter they will have to give account on the day of judgment;
James 3:2
For we all make many a slip. If anyone never slips in speech, he is a man of maturity; he can control his whole body too.

I am perfect

Philippians 3:12
It is not a fact that I have already secured it or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, the ideal for which I was captured by Christ Jesus.

It shall

1 Timothy 6:5
and perpetual friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, who imagine that religion is only a means of gain.