Job 9:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thoughאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
I am righteous,אֶ֭צְדָּק
(etz·dak)
6663: to be just or righteousdenominative verb from tsedeq
my mouthפִּ֣י
(pi)
6310: moutha prim. root
will condemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי
(yar·shi·'e·ni;)
7561: to be wicked, act wickedlydenominative verb from resha
me; Though I am guiltless,תָּֽם־
(tam-)
8535: completefrom tamam
He will declare me guilty.וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃
(vai·ya'·ke·she·ni.)
6140: to twista prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
If I justify
tsadaq  (tsaw-dak')
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) -- cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
myself mine own mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
shall condemn
rasha`  (raw-shah')
to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate -- condemn, make trouble, vex, be (commit, deal, depart, do) wicked(-ly, -ness).
me if I say I am perfect
tam  (tawm)
complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear -- coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright.
it shall also prove me perverse
`aqash  (aw-kash')
to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse) -- make crooked, (prove, that is) perverse(-rt).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.

International Standard Version
Though I'm in the right, my own mouth will condemn me; though I'm blameless, he'll pronounce me as guilty.

NET Bible
Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me; although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If I am righteous, my own mouth would condemn me. It would declare that I am corrupt even if I am a man of integrity.

King James 2000 Bible
If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am blameless, it shall also prove me perverse.
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