Job 23:12 BSB — MannaFest

Job 23:12

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

BSB

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ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips,.... From any of the commandments his lips had uttered; meaning not the ten commandments given to Israel, which perhaps as yet were not given, or had not come to the knowledge of Job; some speak of the seven commandments, given to the sons of Noah; See Gill on Gen 9:

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The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The 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.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1526: “The Fair Portrait of a Saint” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1880)

THUS Job speaks of himself, not by way of boasting, but by way of vindication. Eliphaz the Temanite and his two companions had brought distinct charges against Job's character. Because they saw him in such utter misery they concluded that his adversity must have been sent as a punishment for his sin and, therefore, they judged him to be a hypocrite who, under cover of religion, had exercised oppression and tyranny. Zophar had hinted that wickedness was sweet in Job's mouth and that he hid iniquity under his tongue.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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 23:14), all that ministers to the appetites of the body and carnal will is included.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מִצְוַ֣ת	mitz.Vat	[the] commandment of	H4687 →
שְׂ֭פָתָיו	Se.fa.tav	lips his	H8193 →
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
אָמִ֑ישׁ	'a.Mish	I have ceased	H4185 →
מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י	me.chu.Ki	more than portion my	H2706 →
צָפַ֥נְתִּי	tza.Fan.ti	I have treasured up	H6845 →
אִמְרֵי־	'im.rei-	[the] words of	H561 →
פִֽיו׃	Fiv	mouth his	H6310 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Jeremiah 15:16
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
leads to
- Revelation 10:9–10
  And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as…
- Ezekiel 3:1–3
  “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
- Psalms 19:10
  They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 119:101–103
  I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
- Psalms 119:111
  Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
Through
Psalms 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
leads to
- Psalms 37:31
  The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
- Colossians 3:16
  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
- Psalms 40:8
  I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Job