Job 33:3
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
Darby Translation
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 now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Cross References
Job 15:2Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind,
Job 32:21Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither will I give flattery to man.
Job 36:3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Creator.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;
Proverbs 8:7For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.
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 →