Job 23:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.”
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“I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 23:12 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 6:10It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
- Job 22:22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
- Job 33:9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
- Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
- Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- Psalms 119:103How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
- Jeremiah 15:16Your 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.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
- Luke 12:46The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
- John 4:32But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
- John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- John 6:66From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
- John 8:31So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
- Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
- Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
- 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).