the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Job 33:3
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My words come from my upright heart,and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
My words come from an honest heart, and I am sincere in saying what I know.
My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.
"My words will express the uprightness of my heart, And my lips will speak what they know with utter sincerity.
"My words are from the integrity of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, & my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
My words are from the uprightness of my heart,And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
is true and sincere,
I will say exactly what is on my mind; what my lips know, they will speak sincerely.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
My heart is honest, so my words are sincere. I will speak the truth about what I know.
The words of my mouth are upright, and the utterances of my lips are pure.
All my words are sincere, and I am speaking the truth.
My words declare my heart's uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.
My words shall be from my upright heart; and my lips will clearly speak knowledge.
My hert shall ordre my wordes a right, & my lyppes shal talke of pure wy?dome.
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
My words shalbe of the vprightnesse of my heart: and my lippes shall vtter knowledge clearely.
My heart doth order my wordes aright, and my lippes talke of pure wysedome.
My heart shall be found pure by my words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart: and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Of symple herte ben my wordis, and my lippis schulen speke clene sentence.
My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
My words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge.
I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
My words come from my heart that is right. My lips speak in truth what I know.
Mine utterances come straight from mine own heart, and, what I know, my lips have truly spoken;
My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
"My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
Contextual Overview
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
He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground.
Please accept my gift that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have everything I want." So he urged him, and he took it.
Then Esau said, "Let us journey on our way, and I will go alongside you."
Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
When Joseph came home, they brought him the present that they had carried into the house, and bowed to the ground before him.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are fat with spoil. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.
So do this, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into your neighbor's power: go, hurry, and plead with your neighbor.
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.
For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep 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.
