Job 15:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty.

New Living Translation
Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. Your words are based on clever deception.

English Standard Version
For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

Berean Study Bible
For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

New American Standard Bible
“For your wrongdoing teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the cunning.

NASB 1995
"For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty.

NASB 1977
“For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose the language of the crafty.

Amplified Bible
“For your guilt teaches your mouth, And you choose [to speak] the language of the crafty and cunning.

Christian Standard Bible
Your iniquity teaches you what to say, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your iniquity teaches you what to say, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Contemporary English Version
And your sinful, scheming mind is the source of all you say.

Good News Translation
Your wickedness is evident by what you say; you are trying to hide behind clever words.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your sin teaches you what to say. You choose [to talk with] a sly tongue.

International Standard Version
Because your sin dictates your speech, you have chosen the language of the crafty.

NET Bible
Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

New King James Version
For your iniquity teaches your mouth, And you choose the tongue of the crafty.

King James 2000 Bible
For your mouth utters your iniquity, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

New Heart English Bible
For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

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

American King James Version
For your mouth utters your iniquity, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

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

A Faithful Version
For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the tongue of the crafty.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
For thy mouth uttereth thy iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thy mouth declareth thine iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen ye tongue of the crafty.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For thy mouth setteth forth thyne owne iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen the tongue of the craftie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
but thy wickednesse teacheth thy mouth, and so thou hast chosen the a craftie tonge.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For your mouth teaches your iniquity, "" And you choose the tongue of the cunning.

Young's Literal Translation
For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thy mouth will accustom itself to thine iniquity, and thou wilt choose the tongue of the crafty.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For your iniquity has mislead your mouth, and you imitate the tongue of blasphemers.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because sin will teach your mouth and you delight in a tongue of deceit

Lamsa Bible
For your mouth is accustomed to utter sinful things, and you choose the deceitful tongue of the crafty.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

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
















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