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 pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold. 11My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside. I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion. 13But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does. 14For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans.

Job 23:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither have I gone backמוּשׁmûsh · to removeH4185
• from the commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of his lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• I have esteemedצָפַןtsâphan · to treasureH6845
• the wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561
• of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• more than my necessaryחֹקchôq · statute: portionH2706

Cross-references for Job 23:12

• John 6:66After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.
• John 8:31Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
• Acts 14:22They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”
• Hebrews 10:38But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
• Job 22:22Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.
• Psalms 19:9The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.
• Psalms 119:11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
• Jeremiah 15:16As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you.
• John 4:32But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
• 1 Peter 2:2And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
• Luke 12:42The Lord replied, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food 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