Job 23:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.

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  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them,“My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
  • Ps 119:103 : 103 Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!
  • Jer 15:16 : 16 As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.
  • John 4:32 : 32 But he said to them,“I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
  • Job 22:22 : 22 Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.
  • John 6:66-69 : 66 Peter’s Confession After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?” 68 Simon Peter answered him,“Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!”
  • John 8:31 : 31 Abraham’s Children and the Devil’s Children Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him,“If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying,“We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”
  • Ps 19:9-9 : 9 The commands to fear the LORD are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the LORD are trustworthy and absolutely just. 10 They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
  • Ps 119:11 : 11 In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.
  • Job 6:10 : 10 Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 The Lord replied,“Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
  • Luke 12:46 : 46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
  • Heb 10:38-39 : 38 But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.
  • 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.

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    22For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

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    16But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.

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    21For I have obeyed the LORD’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

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    13With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.

  • Ps 119:101-103
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    101I stay away from every evil path, so that I might keep your instructions.

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    30I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse–

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    43Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

  • Ps 119:10-11
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    10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

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  • Deut 26:14
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    14I have not eaten anything when I was in mourning, or removed any of it while ceremonially unclean, or offered any of it to the dead; I have obeyed you and have done everything you have commanded me.

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    13if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth,

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    13But he is unchangeable, and who can change him? Whatever he has desired, he does.

  • Ps 119:131
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    131I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

  • Jer 15:16
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    16As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.

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    27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,

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    72The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

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    3O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

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    11Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?

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    127For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

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    22Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.

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    10They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

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    18We have not been unfaithful, nor have we disobeyed your commands.

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    18For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

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    60I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.

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