"If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse."
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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.
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
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.
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.
If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, that also will prove me perverse.
Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse.
If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.