Job 33:3
My words are from my simple heart, and my lips will speak a pure judgment.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
In Context
2Behold, I have opened my mouth; let my tongue speak along with my throat.
4The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
Cross References
Job 15:2Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking wind, and will he fill his stomach with fire?
Job 32:21I will not esteem the reputation of a man, and I will not equate God with man.
Job 36:3I will review my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker to be just.
Proverbs 8:7My throat shall practice truth, and my lips shall detest the impious.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise shall disseminate knowledge. The heart of the foolish will be dissimilar.
Matthew Henry on Job 33:2-8
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. 2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the… Read the whole commentary →