Job

Job 15:4–6

⁴But you even undermine the fear of God

and hinder meditation before Him.

⁵For your iniquity instructs your mouth,

and you choose the language of the crafty.

⁶Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you;

your own lips testify against you.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
you	אַ֭תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
even undermine	תָּפֵ֣ר	tā·p̄êr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
the fear	יִרְאָ֑ה	yir·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H3374 fear
and hinder	וְתִגְרַ֥ע	wə·ṯiḡ·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
meditation	שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה	śî·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7881 id.
before	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
Him	אֵֽל׃	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your iniquity	עֲוֺנְךָ֣	‘ă·wō·nə·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
instructs	יְאַלֵּ֣ף	yə·’al·lêp̄	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H502 learn
your mouth	פִ֑יךָ	p̄î·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and you choose	וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר	wə·ṯiḇ·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H977 choose
the language	לְשׁ֣וֹן	lə·šō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H3956 tongue
of the crafty	עֲרוּמִֽים׃	‘ă·rū·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6175 crafty, shrewd, sensible

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your own mouth	פִ֣יךָ	p̄î·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
mine	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
condemns you	יַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣	yar·šî·‘ă·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
your own lips	וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ	ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
testify	יַעֲנוּ־	ya·‘ă·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
against you	בָֽךְ׃	ḇāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 15:4 Romans 3:31

Job 15:5 Jeremiah 9:3–5 · James 1:26 · Luke 6:45 · Psalm 52:2–4 · Psalm 50:19–20 · James 3:5–8 · Jeremiah 9:8 · Job 5:13 · Psalm 64:3 · Psalm 120:2–3 · Job 9:22–24

Job 15:6 Luke 19:22 · Job 9:20 · Matthew 12:37 · Job 33:8–12 · Job 42:3 · Job 34:5–9 · Psalm 64:8 · Job 35:2–3 · Job 40:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.