Job 15:5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
The setting
Eliphaz delivers his final blow, claiming Job's words prove his heart is corrupt and his suffering is deserved punishment...
The emotion here: cold certainty believing he's exposing hidden evil
The original word
arum (ערום) — cunning, crafty, the same word used for the serpent in Eden
Why it matters
Ancient legal proceedings often focused on a person's speech patterns as evidence of character
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What most readers miss in Job 15:5
By using 'crafty,' Eliphaz is essentially calling Job satanic - the same word describes the serpent
Common misconceptionPeople think suffering always reveals hidden sin, but Job proves that sometimes the righteous suffer while the wicked prosper.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 15:5
Bible Genome reading
Job 15:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 15:5 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Eliphaz. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sin, deception. Notable phrases: iniquity teaches your mouth; language of the crafty.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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