Job 15:6

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

Many, Yahweh, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are toward us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

Yahweh, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.

“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

“He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn’t lay down, and reaping that which I didn’t sow.

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”

Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of Saul’s house, in whose place you have reigned! Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son! Behold, you are caught by your own mischief, because you are a man of blood!”

Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.

Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?—

Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

I will throw abominable filth on you, and make you vile, and will set you a spectacle.

All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”

But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

“ ‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon himself.

“ ‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, and we will be guiltless. Whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand is on him.

David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”

So I stood beside him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.”

Let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has a discharge, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.”

For on the day you go out and pass over the brook Kidron, know for certain that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your own head.”

Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.

Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?

Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

He has cast me into the mire. I have become like dust and ashes.

‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.

All those who see me mock me. They insult me with their lips. They shake their heads, saying,

Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, a horror to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.

As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:

to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and shake his head.

For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.

It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”

Behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes.”

If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season.”

and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

The high priest tore his clothes, and said, “What further need have we of witnesses?

The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.”

do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’

But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out,

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?

“ ‘If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.

This is so that innocent blood will not be shed in the middle of your land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, leaving blood guilt on you.

You have declared today that Yahweh is your God, and that you would walk in his ways, keep his statutes, his commandments, and his ordinances, and listen to his voice.

Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen Yahweh yourselves, to serve him.” They said, “We are witnesses.”

David said to him, “Your blood be on your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain Yahweh’s anointed.’ ”

Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.

As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone.” The king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be. You yourself have decided it.”

‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.

yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes will abhor me.

The steps of his strength will be shortened. His own counsel will cast him down.

“Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’

Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness?’

Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ therefore I have uttered that which I didn’t understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”

then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet, and doesn’t heed the warning, if the sword comes, and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

It also will be carried to Assyria for a present to a great king. Ephraim will receive shame, and Israel will be ashamed of his own counsel.

Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

But if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

So you testify and consent to the works of your fathers. For they killed them, and you build their tombs.

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.”

For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.

For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you.