And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, {thou} wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: {if I say}, I {am} perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Who {is} he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of {thy} words, {saying}, {hearing: Heb. ears}

Thinkest thou this to be right, {that} thou saidst, My righteousness {is} more than God's?

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast {them} out? therefore shall they be your judges.

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye {are} witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, {We are} witnesses.

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. {abhor...: or, make me to be abhorred}

Whether of them twain did the will of {his} father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.

And David said unto him, Thy blood {be} upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So {shall} thy judgment {be}; thyself hast decided {it}. {he was...: Heb. he was not}

Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.