Christian Standard Bible
Job 33:3
3My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
Job 33:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
- New International Version (NIV)My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge.
Context of Job 33:3
1But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words. 2I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate. My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know. 4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. 5Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand.
Read all of Job 33Job 33:3 word by word
יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥י אֲמָרָ֑י וְדַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 33:3
- Job 27:4my lips will not speak unjustly, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
- Proverbs 8:7For my mouth tells the truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:3For our exhortation didn’t come from error or impurity or an intent to deceive.
- Job 15:2Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?
- Job 36:3I will get my knowledge from a distant place and ascribe justice to my Maker.
- Job 38:2Who is this who obscures my counsel with ignorant words?
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just.
- Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
- Proverbs 20:15There is gold and a multitude of jewels, but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.
Commentaries on Job 33:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3My words shall be of the uprightness - As God has given me his Spirit, from that Spirit alone will I speak; therefore all my words shall be of uprightness, knowledge, and truth. Knowledge clearly - ברור דעת daath barur, pure science. I shall lay down no false positions, and I shall have no false consequences.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart - I will speak in sincerity. I will utter nothing that shall be hollow and hypocritical. What I speak shall be the real suggestion of my heart - what I feel and know to be true. Perhaps Elihu was the more anxious to make this point entirely clear, because the three friends of Job might be supposed to have laid themselves open to the suspicion that they were influenced by passion or prejudice; that they had…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. I will speak according to my inward conviction. clearly--rather, "purely"; sincerely, not distorting the truth through passion, as the friends did.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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