Luke 19:22

His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The master speaks to the unprofitable servant immediately after the servant claims he buried the talent out of fear of the master's harshness.

The words — The phrase ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου (ek tou stomatos sou) means "out of your mouth," directly preceding κρινῶ (krinō), which translates to "I will judge."

The thread — The concept of judgment by one's own speech runs through 2 Samuel 1:16, Matthew 12:37, and Job 15:5.

Why it lands — The text forces the servant to confront the logical gap between his accusation of the master's severity and the master's actual demand for basic financial stewardship.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

2 Samuel 1:16 For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
Matthew 12:37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Job 15:5 For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
Matthew 22:12 ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Matthew 25:26 ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.