Justified by thy Words

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

Job 11:1f (Spoke 18, Cycle 1)

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Matthew 12:34f (Spoke 18, Cycle 2)

One of the great wonders of the Bible Wheel is to see highly specific themes linked together in a kind of Question and Answer format. To then find this Q&A simultaneously integrated with the meaning of the associated Hebrew letter - as revealed in the Alphabetic verses! - overwhelms the soul with wonder and delight.

The great theme of Spoke 18 is found in the root צדקה (Tzedekah, Rightouesness). When I was researching this, I searched for all verses containing the set (words, justified) ^[Verify] and found this