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Job 15

Job 15:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For thy mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
βuttereth
'alph (Hebrew #502)
hence, to learn (and causatively to teach)
KJV usage: learn, teach, utter.
Pronounce: aw-lof'
Origin: a primitive root, to associate with
thine iniquity
`avon (Hebrew #5771)
from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
KJV usage: fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Pronounce: aw-vone'
Origin: or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (7)) {aw-vone'}
, and thou choosest
bachar (Hebrew #977)
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Pronounce: baw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
the tongue
lashown (Hebrew #3956)
also (in plural) feminine lshonah {lesh-o-naw'}; from 3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
KJV usage: + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Pronounce: law-shone'
Origin: or lashon {law-shone'}
of the crafty
`aruwm (Hebrew #6175)
cunning (usually in a bad sense)
KJV usage: crafty, prudent, subtil.
Pronounce: aw-room'
Origin: passive participle of 6191
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teacheth.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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uttereth.
Heb. teacheth.
Job 9:22‑24• 22It [is] all one: therefore I said,{HR}He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
 23If the scourge slay suddenly,{HR}He laugheth at the trial of the innocent.
 24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked,{HR}The face of the judges he veileth:{HR}If not then, who [is] he? (Job 9:22‑24)
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Job 12:6• 6To the spoilers are the tents at peace,{HR}And those who provoke God have security —{HR}He who causeth God to enter into his hand. (Job 12:6)
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Mark 7:21‑22• 21For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
 22thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (Mark 7:21‑22)
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Luke 6:45• 45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked bringeth forth that which is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. (Luke 6:45)
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James 1:26• 26If anyone thinks he is religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this [man's] religion is vain. (James 1:26)
thou choosest.
Psa. 50:19‑20• 19Thy mouth thou hast sent out (let loose) to evil,{HR}And thy tongue frameth deceit.
 20Thou sittest, thou speakest against thy brother;{HR}Against thy mother's son thou utterest slander. (Psa. 50:19‑20)
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Psa. 52:2‑4• 2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs,{HR}As a sharp razor, working deceit.
 3Thou hast loved evil [rather] than good,{HR}Falsehood [rather] than speaking righteousness. Selah.
 4Thou hast loved all words of devouring,{HR}O tongue of deceit. (Psa. 52:2‑4)
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Psa. 64:3• 3Who have sharpened like the sword their tongue,{HR}Have bent their arrow, a bitter word, (Psa. 64:3)
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Psa. 120:2‑3• 2Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lip of lying,{HR}From a tongue of deceit.
 3What shall be given unto thee,{HR}What shall be added unto thee,{HR}O tongue of deceit? (Psa. 120:2‑3)
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Jer. 9:3‑5,8• 3And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
 4Take ye heed every one of his friend, and confide not in any brother; for every brother only supplanteth, and every friend goeth about with slander.
 5And they act deceitfully every one with his neighbour, and speak not the truth: they teach their tongue to speak falsehood, they weary themselves with perverse dealing.
 8Their tongue is a murderous arrow; it speaketh deceit. A man speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth his ambush. (Jer. 9:3‑5,8)
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James 3:5‑8• 5So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. See how large a wood how little a fire kindleth!
 6And the tongue [is] fire, the world of iniquity; the tongue cometh to be in our members that which defileth the whole body, and setteth in a blaze the course of nature, and is set in a blaze by gehenna.
 7For every nature of both wild beasts and birds, of both things that creep and things in the sea, is tamed and hath been tamed by the nature of man;
 8but the tongue is none of men able to tame; an unsettled evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:5‑8)
• In accusing Job of craftiness, he charges what is untrue; for the poor sufferer had poured out his wretch-edness with no regard for consequences. Whatever he is, Job is no hypocrite. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquityd, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty.

JND Translation Notes

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Some read "iniquity teacheth thy mouth."

W. Kelly Translation

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For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth,{HR}And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty;