Job 15:5

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

American Standard Version (1901)

For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Bible in Basic English

For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

Free Bible Version

It's your sins that are doing the talking, and you are choosing deceptive words.

King James (Authorized) Version

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Translation for Translators

It is as though your sins are telling you what to say; you talk like people who will not admit that they are wicked.

Unlocked Literal Bible

for your iniquity teaches your mouth; you choose to have the tongue of a crafty man.

Noah Webster Bible

For thy mouth uttereth thy iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

World English Bible

For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Young's Literal Translation

For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

Context

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

⁴But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him. ⁵For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty. ⁶Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.

Summary

In this verse, Eliphaz, one of Job's friends, questions Job's wisdom and accuses him of undermining the fear of God and limiting his prayers to personal gain. Eliphaz suggests that Job's suffering is a result of his sinful actions and lack of reverence for God. This verse reflects the common belief in the Old Testament that suffering is a consequence of sin, highlighting the importance of maintaining a righteous and obedient life before God. However, it also serves as a reminder to be cautious in making assumptions about others' spiritual conditions and to show compassion and understanding in times of trial.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

For thy mouth uttereth - In attempting to justify thyself, thou hast added iniquity to sin, and hast endeavored to impute blame to thy Maker. The tongue of the crafty - Thou hast varnished thy own conduct, and used sophistical arguments to defend thyself. Thou resemblest those cunning persons, ערומים arumim, who derive their skill and dexterity from the old serpent, "the nachash, who was ערום arum, subtle, or crafty, beyond all the beasts of the field;" Gen 3:1. Thy wisdom is not from above, but from beneath.

Job 15:5

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

Scripture
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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

American Standard Version (1901)

For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Bible in Basic English

For your mouth is guided by your sin, and you have taken the tongue of the false for yourself.

Free Bible Version

It's your sins that are doing the talking, and you are choosing deceptive words.

King James (Authorized) Version

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Translation for Translators

It is as though your sins are telling you what to say; you talk like people who will not admit that they are wicked.

Unlocked Literal Bible

for your iniquity teaches your mouth; you choose to have the tongue of a crafty man.

Noah Webster Bible

For thy mouth uttereth thy iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

World English Bible

For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Young's Literal Translation

For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

Job 15:5

Verse

Context

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Job 15:5

Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary