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.
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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