Job 33:3
My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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, let my tongue speak within my jaws.
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 in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat?
Job 32:21I will not accept the person of man, and I will not level God with man.
Job 36:3I will repeat my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker just.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment.
Proverbs 8:7My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness.
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.
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 →