Job 23:12

neither shall I transgress; but I have hid his words in my bosom.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

In Context

11And I will go forth according to his commandments, for I have kept his ways; and I shall not turn aside from his commandments,

13And if too he has thus judged, who is he that has contradicted, for he has both willed a thing and done it.

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Cross References

Job 6:10Let the grave be my city, upon the walls of which I have leaped: I will not shrink from it; for I have not denied the holy words of my God.

Job 33:9I am blameless, for I have not transgressed.

Matthew Henry on Job 23:9-13

Mystery of Providence. ( b. c. 1520.) 8 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more… Read the whole commentary →

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