Job 9:20

American King James Version (1999)

If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

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 that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 10:15

If I be wicked, woe to me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see you my affliction;

Job 14:17

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and you sew up my iniquity.

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.

Job 4:17

Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?

Job 9:15

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

Job 9:2

I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

Job 9:28

I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.

Job 9:29

If I be wicked, why then labor I in vain?

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 wants not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 17:20

He that has a fraudulent heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

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 middle of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

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 they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 6:5

Perverse disputings 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 offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.