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Job 33:3

My words come from my heart that is right. My lips speak in truth what I know.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Word;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Job, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Pit;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elihu;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sincere;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
My words come from my upright heart,and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
Hebrew Names Version
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
King James Version
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
English Standard Version
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
New Century Version
My words come from an honest heart, and I am sincere in saying what I know.
New English Translation
My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.
Amplified Bible
"My words will express the uprightness of my heart, And my lips will speak what they know with utter sincerity.
New American Standard Bible
"My words are from the integrity of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
World English Bible
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Geneva Bible (1587)
My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, & my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
Legacy Standard Bible
My words are from the uprightness of my heart,And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
Berean Standard Bible
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
Contemporary English Version
is true and sincere,
Complete Jewish Bible
I will say exactly what is on my mind; what my lips know, they will speak sincerely.
Darby Translation
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
Easy-to-Read Version
My heart is honest, so my words are sincere. I will speak the truth about what I know.
George Lamsa Translation
The words of my mouth are upright, and the utterances of my lips are pure.
Good News Translation
All my words are sincere, and I am speaking the truth.
Lexham English Bible
My words declare my heart's uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.
Literal Translation
My words shall be from my upright heart; and my lips will clearly speak knowledge.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My hert shall ordre my wordes a right, & my lyppes shal talke of pure wy?dome.
American Standard Version
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Bible in Basic English
My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
King James Version (1611)
My words shalbe of the vprightnesse of my heart: and my lippes shall vtter knowledge clearely.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
My heart doth order my wordes aright, and my lippes talke of pure wysedome.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
My heart shall be found pure by my words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.
English Revised Version
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart: and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Of symple herte ben my wordis, and my lippis schulen speke clene sentence.
Update Bible Version
My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Webster's Bible Translation
My words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
New King James Version
My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge.
New Living Translation
I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
New Revised Standard
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Mine utterances come straight from mine own heart, and, what I know, my lips have truly spoken;
Douay-Rheims Bible
My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.
Revised Standard Version
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
Young's Literal Translation
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

Contextual Overview

1 "But now, Job, hear what I say. Listen to all my words. 2 See, I open my mouth. My tongue in my mouth wants to speak. 3 My words come from my heart that is right. My lips speak in truth what I know. 4 The Spirit of God has made me. And the breath of the All-powerful gives me life. 5 Prove me wrong if you can. Get ready to answer me, and take your stand. 6 See, I belong to God like you. I also have been made from the clay. 7 See, you have no reason to be afraid of me. I should not make it hard for you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the: Job 27:4, Proverbs 8:7, Proverbs 8:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Thessalonians 2:4

my lips: Job 15:2, Job 36:3, Job 36:4, Job 38:2, Psalms 37:30, Psalms 37:31, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:7, Proverbs 20:15

Reciprocal: Job 20:3 - the spirit Job 26:3 - plentifully Job 33:33 - I Psalms 45:1 - a good Psalms 49:3 - mouth Proverbs 4:2 - good 2 Corinthians 6:11 - our mouth

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them. He put his face to the ground
Genesis 33:11
Take my gift that has been brought to you. For God has shown loving-kindness to me, and I have all I need." So he begged him until he took it.
Genesis 33:12
Then Esau said, "Let us be on our way. I will go with you."
Genesis 42:6
Joseph was the ruler of the land. He was the one who sold grain to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed to the ground in front of him.
Genesis 43:26
When Joseph came home, they gave him the gift they had brought with them. They bowed to the ground in front of him.
1 Samuel 2:5
Those who were full go out to work for bread. But those who were hungry are filled. She who could not give birth has given birth to seven. But she who has many children has become weak.
Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and get yourself out of trouble, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go without pride and beg your neighbor to let you go.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler becomes angry with you, do not back away. If you are quiet, much wrong-doing may be put aside.
Luke 14:11
Whoever makes himself look more important than he is will find out how little he is worth. Whoever does not try to honor himself will be made important."
John 10:4
When the shepherd walks ahead of them, they follow him because they know his voice.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

My words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart,.... Not that the uprightness of his heart, or his own personal integrity, should be the subject of his discourse; but what he should say would be in or out of the uprightness of his heart, with all sincerity and faithfulness; what would be the real sentiments of his mind, and not proceed from a double or insincere heart:

and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly; what knowledge he had of God, and of the perfections of his nature, and of his works in nature and grace, and of his dealings in a providential way with the sons of men; and what knowledge he had of Christ, his person, office, and grace somewhat of which speaks in this chapter; and such sort of knowledge is to be uttered, to be published, and made known to the good of others; and not to be concealed, and hid, or held, as in a prison, in unrighteousness; and to be uttered clearly, plainly, and distinctly, in words intelligible, and easy to be understood; and not in ambiguous terms, or in words of a double meaning; or which are abstruse and intricate, and serve rather to make the mysteries of Providence and grace more dark and obscure than to explain them; integrity of heart, and perspicuity of language, serve much to recommend a speaker, and both are expressed in this verse.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart - I will speak in sincerity. I will utter nothing that shall be hollow and hypocritical. What I speak shall be the real suggestion of my heart - what I feel and know to be true. Perhaps Elihu was the more anxious to make this point entirely clear, because the three friends of Job might be supposed to have laid themselves open to the suspicion that they were influenced by passion or prejudice; that they had maintained their opinions from mere obstinacy and not from conviction; and that they had been sometimes disposed to cavil. Elihu claims that all that he was about to say would be entirely sincere.

Shall utter knowledge clearly - Shall state things just as they are, and give the true solution of the difficulties which have been felt in regard to the divine dealings. His object is to guard himself wholly from the suspicion of partiality.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 33:3. My words shall be of the uprightness — As God has given me his Spirit, from that Spirit alone will I speak; therefore all my words shall be of uprightness, knowledge, and truth.

Knowledge clearly. — דעת ברור daath barur, pure science. I shall lay down no false positions, and I shall have no false consequences.


 
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