Job 23:12

In 11 translations

BSB

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

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.esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid upmy…: or, my appointed portion

WEB

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.

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.

LSV

The command of His lips, and I do not depart. I have laid up above my allotted portion || The sayings of His mouth.

YLT

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

DBY

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.

DRC

I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom.

GNV

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

JPS

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.

LXXE

neither shall I transgress; but I have hid his words in my bosom.

Word by word Hebrew · tap a word

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

מִצְוַ֣ת שְׂ֭פָתָיו וְלֹ֣א אָמִ֑ישׁ מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו׃

LXX-Br

καὶ οὐ μὴ παρέλθω, ἐν δὲ κόλπῳ μου ἔκρυψα ῥήματα αὐτοῦ.

Who and where

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• 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.
• 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!
• John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
• Psalms 19:9–10The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the…
• Job 22:22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
• John 8:31So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
• John 4:32But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
• Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
• John 6:66–69From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal…
• Job 6:10It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
• 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.
• 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
• 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.
• Hebrews 10:38–39But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).