Job 6:30
Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 6 connects to 8 cross-references. Job responds to Eliphaz with a passionate defense of his anguish, comparing his grief to sand on seashores. He accuses his friends of being like a wadi that disappoints travelers in the dry season, pleading for honesty rather than empty …
Other Translations
Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern mischievous things?
Is there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palate desirable things?
Is there evil in my tongue? is not the cause of my trouble clear to me?
Cross References
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for …
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their …