King James Version

Job 15:5

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יְאַלֵּ֣ףyealeflearnאָלַףverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “learn”, an unfinished actionH502hence, to learn (and causatively to teach)learn, teach, utter.עֲוֺנְךָ֣aonekhafaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.פִ֑יךָfikhaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…וְ֝תִבְחַ֗רvetivcharand acceptableבָּחַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and acceptable”, an unfinished actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.לְשׁ֣וֹןleshontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.עֲרוּמִֽיםarumimcraftyעָרוּםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “crafty”, the ordinary formH6175cunning (usually in a bad sense)crafty, prudent, subtil.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Young’s Literal Translation

For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

World English Bible

For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Darby Translation

For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou hast chosen the tongue of the crafty.

Douay-Rheims

For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou art guilty by the words of thy mouth, neither hast thou discerned the words of the mighty.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔνοχος εἶ ῥήμασι στόματός σου, οὐδὲ διέκρινας ῥήματα δυναστῶν.