11 translations · Hebrew
Job 23:12
I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Job 23:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- KJV King James Version
- Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The command of His lips, and I do not depart. I have laid up above my allotted portion || The sayings of His mouth.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I have not neglected his commands, for I value what he has told me to do more than the food I eat every day.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have laid up the words of his mouth more than the purpose of my own heart.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food .
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִצְוַ֣ת | miṣ·waṯ | from the command | H4687 מִצְוָה commandment |
| שְׂ֭פָתָיו | śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw | of His lips | H8193 שָׂפָה lips |
| וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | I have not | H3808 לֹא not |
| אָמִ֑ישׁ | ’ā·mîš | departed | H4185 מוּשׁ to remove |
| מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י | mê·ḥuq·qî | more than my daily bread | H2706 חֹק statute: decree |
| צָפַ֥נְתִּי | ṣā·p̄an·tî | I have treasured | H6845 צָפַן to treasure |
| אִמְרֵי־ | ’im·rê- | the words | H561 אֵמֶר word |
| פִֽיו׃ | p̄îw | of His mouth | H6310 פֶּה lip |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name, Yahweh, God of Armies.
- Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
- Psalm 119:103
How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!
- John 4:34
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
- Psalm 19:9–10
The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
- Job 22:22
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
- John 4:32
But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”
- John 8:31
Jesus therefore said to those Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, then you are truly my disciples.
- Psalm 119:127
Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.
- Job 6:10
Be it still my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn’t spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come out like gold.
11 My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.
12 I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
13 But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.
14 For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.
Read all of Job 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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