Parallel Verses
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 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 and justice, he is strong! Who will appoint my day in court?
20
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
Cross References
Job 1:1
A man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity! He was decent, he respected God, and he stayed away from evil.
Job 4:17
Can any mortal be righteous to God? Can any human being be pure to his maker?
Job 9:2
Truly I know it is so, but how can a man be righteous before God?
Job 15:5-6
Your sin inspires your mouth. 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
You have said in my hearing, I heard the very words:
Job 34:35
that Job is speaking from ignorance and that nothing he says make sense.
Job 35:16
Job opens his mouth in empty talk. He multiplies words without knowledge.
Psalm 130:3
If You, Jehovah, should record our sins, O Jehovah, who could stand?
Psalm 143:2
Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
Proverbs 10:19
Sin does not hide from a multitude of words. The wise controls his lips.
Proverbs 17:20
He who has a deceitful heart finds no good. He who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.
Isaiah 6:5
Woe to me! I cried. I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips (a sinner) and I live among a people of unclean (filthy) lips (speech) (language). My eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of Hosts.
Matthew 12:36-37
I tell you there will be an account in the Judgment Day for every careless word that men say.
Luke 10:29
Desiring to justify himself, he said to Jesus: Who is my neighbor?
Luke 16:15
Jesus said: You make yourselves look righteous to other people. God knows your hearts. The things considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.
Philippians 3:12-15
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect. But I press on, that I may obtain that for which Christ Jesus also obtained.
1 Timothy 6:5
frictions between men corrupted in mind and lacking in truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.
James 3:2
We all stumble in many things. If any do not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able to restrain (control) the whole body.