Job 23:12 — Bible Verse (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.”

Job 23:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 23:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 23:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 — World English Bible

Job 23:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Job 23:12 — American Standard Version

Job 23:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.”

Job 23:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 23:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Job 23:12 — Darby Translation

Job 23:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neyther haue I departed from the commandement of his lippes, and I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then mine appointed foode.”

Job 23:12 — Geneva Bible

Job 23:12 in Context — Job 23

10 Porém ele conhece meu caminho: Provar-me-á, e sairei como ouro.

11 Meus pés seguiram seus passos; guardei seu caminho, e não me desviei.

12 Nunca retirei [de mim] o preceito de seus lábios, e guardei as palavras de sua boca mais que minha porção [de comida] .

13 Porém se ele está decidido, quem poderá o desviar? O que sua alma quiser, isso fará.

14 Pois ele cumprirá o que está determinado para mim; ele [ainda] tem muitas coisas como estas consigo.

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What Does Job 23:12 Mean?

Job 23:12 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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