Job 23:12

Job 23:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
• New International Version (NIV)I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food.

Context of Job 23:12

10But He knows the way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold. 11My foot has held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside. I have not failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. 13But He is unique, and who can make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it. 14For He carries out what is destined for me, And many such destinies are with Him.

Job 23:12 word by word

מִצְוַ֣ת שְׂ֭פָתָיו וְלֹ֣א אָמִ֑ישׁ מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• failedמוּשׁmûsh · to removeH4185
• failedמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the commandמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of His lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• I have treasuredצָפַןtsâphan · to treasureH6845
• wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of His mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• necessaryחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706

Cross-references for Job 23:12

• John 6:66As a result of this many of His disciples left, and would no longer walk with Him.
• John 8:31So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples;
• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
• Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; And if he shrinks back, My soul has no pleasure in him.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be evident that they all are not of us.
• Job 22:22Please receive instruction from His mouth, And put His words in your heart.
• Psalms 19:9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.
• Psalms 119:11I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You.
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, Lord God of armies.
• John 4:32But He said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”
• 1 Peter 2:2and like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,
• Luke 12:42And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?

Commentaries on Job 23:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The commandment of his lips - The written law that proceeded from his own mouth. I have esteemed the words of his mouth - Mr. Good has given a better version of the original: In my bosom have I stored up the words of his mouth. The Asiatics carry every thing precious or valuable in their bosom, their handkerchiefs, jewels, purses, etc. Job, therefore, intimates that the words of God's mouth were to him a most precious treasure.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Neither have I gone back - I have not put away or rejected. The commandment of his lips - That which he has spoken, or which has proceeded out of his mouth. I have esteemed - Margin, “hid,” or, “laid up.” The Hebrew is, “I have hid,” as we hide or lay up that which is valuable. It is a word often applied to laying up treasures, or concealing them so that they would be safe. More than my necessary food - Margin, “or, appointed portion.” Dr. Good renders…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 Job knew that the Lord was every where present; but his mind was in such confusion, that he could get no fixed view of God's merciful presence, so as to find comfort by spreading his case before him. His views were all gloomy. God seemed to stand at a distance, and frown upon him. Yet Job expressed his assurance that he should be brought forth, tried, and approved, for he had obeyed the precepts of God. He had relished and delighted in the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. esteemed--rather, "laid up," namely, as a treasure found (Mt 13:44; Psa 119:11); alluding to the words of Eliphaz (Job 22:22). There was no need to tell me so; I have done so already (Jr 15:16). necessary--"Appointed portion" (of food; as in Pr 30:8). Umbreit and Maurer translate, "More than my law," my own will, in antithesis to "the words of His mouth" (Joh 6:38). Probably under the general term, "what is appointed to me" (the same Hebrew is in Job…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 23:12

• Decision
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Bitter
• Complaint
• Affliction
• Esteem

Commentaries on Job 23

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings