Job 33:3
My words shall be of my yosher lev (the uprightness of my heart), 1 and my lips shall utter da'as that is pure. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
In Context
2Hinei, now I have opened my mouth, 1 my leshon hath spoken in my mouth. 1
4The Ruach El [Ruach Hakodesh] hath made me, 1 and the Neshamah of Shaddai hath given me life. 1
Cross References
Job 15:2Should a chacham (wise man) utter vain knowledge, 1 and fill his inner being with the east wind? 1
Job 32:21Let me not, now, show any man partiality, 1 neither let me flatter adam. 1
Job 36:3I will get my da'as from afar, 1 and will ascribe tzedek to my Maker. 1
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the tzaddik speaketh chochmah, 1 and his leshon uttereth mishpat. 1
Proverbs 8:7For my mouth shall speak emes; 1 and resha is an abomination to my sfatayim (lips). 1
Proverbs 15:7The sfatayim (lips) of chachamim disperse da'as, 1 but the lev of kesilim doeth not so. 1
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 →