Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me; though I am perfect, He shall declare 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.
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.
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 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 mighty! And if of judgment, who shall set me a time? 20 If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me; though I am perfect, He shall declare me perverse. 21 Though I were perfect, yet I would 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 perfect and upright, and one who feared God and turned aside 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
Truly I know it is so, but how can man be just with God?
Job 15:5-6
For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
Job 32:1-2
And these three men ceased from answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Job 33:8-13
Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words.
Job 34:35
Job has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Job 35:16
even Job opens his mouth in vanity; he multiplies words without knowledge.
Psalm 130:3
If You will keep in mind iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand, O Lord?
Psalm 143:2
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is just.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.
Proverbs 17:20
He who has a perverse heart finds no good, and he who has a crooked tongue falls into mischief.
Isaiah 6:5
Then I said, Woe is me! For I am undone; for 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, Jehovah of Hosts.
Matthew 12:36-37
But I say to you that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they shall give account of it in the day of judgment.
Luke 10:29
But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Luke 16:15
And He said to them, You are those 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 am pressing on, if I may lay hold of that for which I also was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 6:5
meddling, of men whose minds have been corrupted and deprived of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness. Withdraw from such.
James 3:2
For in many things we all offend. If anyone does not offend in word, the same is a full-grown man, able also to bridle the whole body.