Parallel Verses
King James 2000
If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am blameless, it shall also prove me perverse.
New American Standard Bible
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
King James Version
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Holman Bible
if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.
International Standard Version
Though I'm in the right, my own mouth will condemn me; though I'm blameless, he'll pronounce me as guilty.
A Conservative Version
Though I be righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
American Standard Version
Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
Amplified
“Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty;
Though I am blameless, He would denounce me as guilty.
Bible in Basic English
Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.
Darby Translation
If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
Julia Smith Translation
If I shall be just, my mouth shall condemn me: I am blameless, and he will declare me perverse.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Even though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; [even though] I [am] blameless, yet it would pronounce me guilty.
Modern King James verseion
If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me; though I am perfect, He shall declare me perverse.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If I will justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me; if I will put forth my self for a perfect man, he shall prove me a wicked doer.
NET Bible
Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me; although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.
New Heart English Bible
Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse.
The Emphasized Bible
If I should justify myself, mine own mouth, would condemn me, - I blameless? then had it shewn me perverse.
Webster
If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, that also will prove me perverse.
World English Bible
Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse.
Youngs Literal Translation
If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 9:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad
19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of justice, who shall set me a time to plead? 20 If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am blameless, it shall also prove me perverse. 21 Though I were blameless, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
Cross References
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.
Job 4:17
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Job 9:2
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just before God?
Job 15:5-6
For your mouth utters your iniquity, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
Job 32:1-2
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Job 33:8-13
Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
Job 34:35
Job has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Job 35:16
Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge.
Psalm 130:3
If you, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Psalm 143:2
And enter not into judgment with your servant: for in your sight shall no man living be justified.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there lacks not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 17:20
He that has a crooked heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
Isaiah 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Matthew 12:36-37
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Luke 10:29
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Luke 16:15
And he said unto them, You are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Philippians 3:12-15
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if indeed I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 6:5
Perverse wranglings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw yourself.
James 3:2
For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.