King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Your iniquity is teaching you how to speak, and deceit is your language of choice.
Berean Standard Bible:
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
American Standard Version:
For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
For thy mouth{H6310} uttereth{H502} thine iniquity{H5771}, and thou choosest{H977} the tongue{H3956} of the crafty{H6175}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Jeremiah 9:3
- And they bend their tongues [like] their bow [for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:5
- And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, [and] weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Psalms 50:19
- Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Psalms 50:20
- Thou sittest [and] speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
James 3:5
- Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James 3:8
- But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Jeremiah 9:8
- Their tongue [is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: [one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
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Commentary for Job 15:5
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6310
There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פֶּה
Transliteration: peh
Pronunciation: peh
Description: from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word. - Strong's Number: H502
There are 153 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָלַף
Transliteration: ʼâlaph
Pronunciation: aw-lof'
Description: a primitive root, to associate with; hence, to learn (and causatively to teach); learn, teach, utter. - Strong's Number: H5771
There are 213 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָוֺן
Transliteration: ʻâvôn
Pronunciation: aw-vone'
Description: or עָווֹן; (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (אֲבַד)), from עָוָה; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil; fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin. - Strong's Number: H977
There are 164 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּחַר
Transliteration: bâchar
Pronunciation: baw-khar'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require. - Strong's Number: H3956
There are 115 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן
Transliteration: lâshôwn
Pronunciation: law-shone'
Description: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; 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); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge. - Strong's Number: H6175
There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָרוּם
Transliteration: ʻârûwm
Pronunciation: aw-room'
Description: passive participle of עָרַם; cunning (usually in a bad sense); crafty, prudent, subtil.