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Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me - That is, referring still to the form of a judicial trial, if I were to underta…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

If I justify myself
Seek for justification by his own righteousness, trust in himself that he was righteous, say tha…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Job is still righteous in his own eyes (Job 32:1), and his answer, though it sets forth the power and majesty of God, implies that the …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Since the ble ed Job wished to affirm that he did not desire to argue with God, he first showed the depth of God's wisdom in natural things by usin…

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