Job 15:6 Meaning and Explanation
“Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.”
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Read Full Chapter →Eliphaz says Job has convicted himself by his own words, needing no accuser.
What Does Job 15:6 Mean?
Eliphaz brings his opening volley to a sharp point. He insists he need not accuse Job, for Job's own mouth condemns him and his own lips testify against him. The friend casts himself as a mere observer while Job, supposedly, has sealed his own verdict by speaking.
It is a courtroom image, and a cold one. Eliphaz steps back as though innocent of the judgment he is in fact pronouncing. Scripture elsewhere reminds us that we will give account for our words, yet it also shows that the truly guilty often go silent while the innocent cry out. Here a righteous man is condemned by a hasty listener. The verse leaves us longing for a Judge who reads the heart and not merely the surface of speech.
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What does Job 15:6 mean?
Eliphaz says Job has convicted himself by his own words, needing no accuser.