Job 33:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 27:4 : 4 my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will whisper no deceit.
  • Prov 20:15 : 15 There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.
  • 1 Thess 2:3-4 : 3 For the appeal we make does not come from error or impurity or with deceit, 4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.
  • Job 6:28 : 28 Other Explanation“Now then, be good enough to look at me; and I will not lie to your face!
  • Job 15:2 : 2 “Does a wise man answer with blustery knowledge, or fill his belly with the east wind?
  • Job 36:3-4 : 3 With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively, and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness. 4 For in truth, my words are not false; it is one complete in knowledge who is with you.
  • Job 38:2 : 2 “Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?
  • Ps 37:30-31 : 30 The godly speak wise words and promote justice. 31 The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.
  • Prov 8:7-8 : 7 For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness. 8 All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
  • Prov 15:7 : 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

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