Job 15:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For thy mouth utterethb thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. ”

• Job 15:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity - Margin, “teacheth.” That is, “your whole argument shows that you are a guilty man. A man who can defend such positions about God cannot be a pious man, or...

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• Job 15:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the (d) tongue of the crafty. (d) You speak as the mockers and contemners of God do.

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• Job 15:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Job 15:2-19 is a polemic against Job's arrogance and pretence of wisdom. Job's words are empty and violent ( Job 15:2 f.). He does away with all religion ( Job 15:4 ) and breaks the reverential...

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• Job 15:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  iniquity. Hebrew. 'avah, App-44.

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• Job 15:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. For thy mouth uttereth - In attempting to justify thyself, thou hast added iniquity to sin, and hast endeavored to i...

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• Job 15:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. The sophistry of thine own speeches proves thy guilt. The sophistry of thine own speeches proves thy guilt....

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• Job 15:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Second Series of Speeches (Job 15-21) The rejection by Job of the opinions and advice of the friends, his sturdy maintenance of his innocence, and the fearlessness with which in his anguish he...

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• Job 15:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity. — These words may mean either “Thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity,” or “Thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth,” and the second clause must be taken adversatively or ot...

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• Job 15:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  XIII. THE TRADITION OF A PURE RACE Job 15:1-35 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE first colloquy has made clear severance between the old Theology and the facts of human life. No positive reconciliation is e...

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• Job 15:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “The Heavens Are not Clean” Job 15:1-35 The second colloquy, like the first, is commenced by Eliphaz. He begins by rebuking Job, Job 15:1-16 . He complains that the words of Job proved him t...

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• Job 15:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here the second cycle of argument begins, and again Eliphaz is the first speaker. It is at once evident that Job's answers had wounded him. He first criticized Job's manner, charging him with using...

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• Job 15:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (5) For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. (6) Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. Surely this was a ver...

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• Job 15:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity ,.... Which was in his heart, and so was an evidence against him, and proved him perverse, and made good the above charges exhibited against him: or "thine iniq...

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• Job 15:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. Ver. 5. For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity ] Heb. Thy crooked, wry disposition, that standeth across to God an...

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• Job 15:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity Thy words discover the naughtiness of thy heart, and justify my charge against thee, that thou castest off fear, &c. Thou choosest the tongue of the crafty T...

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• Job 15:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  ELIPHAZ CLAIMS JOB CONDEMNS HIMSELF (vv.1-6) This response of Eliphaz lacks the measure of self-restraint he had shown in his first address. He had first at least spoken with a measure of consid...

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• Job 15:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Second Address of Eliphaz. B. C. 1520.       1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,  ...

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• Job 15:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  i.e. Thy words discover the naughtiness of thy heart, and justify my charge against time, that thou castest off fear , &c. Thou speakest wickedly, but craftily; thou coverest thy impious princip...

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• Job 15:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  SECOND COURSE OF DIALOGUES.—SECOND SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ Eliphaz less gentle and courteous than in his former speech. Probably irritated at his little success with Job, who rejected his friend’s cou...

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• Job 15:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 15:2 . Fill his belly with the east wind; a hot dry wind, the least favourable to vegetation. This is an angry figure of speech, equivalent to a declaration that Job's defence was a mere storm...

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• Job 15:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION The second colloquy between Job and his friends is, like the first (ch. 3-14.), one in which all of them take part, and the same order of speakers is maintained. Job answers each spea...

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• Job 15:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Eliphaz Attempts to Rebuke Job

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• Job 15:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  James 1:26 ; James 3:5-8 ; Jeremiah 9:3-5 ; Jeremiah 9:8 ; Job 12:6 ; Job 9:22-24 ; Luke 6:45 ; Mark 7:21 ; Mark 7:22 ; Psalms 120:2 ; Psalms 120:3 ; Psalms 50:19 ; Psalms 50:20 ; Psalm...

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• Job 15:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Uttereth — Thy words discover the naughtiness of thy heart. Crafty — Thou speakest wickedly, and craftily: thou coverest thy impious principles with fair pretences of piety.

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