Key Verse Spotlight
Job 23:12 — Meaning and Application
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}. {esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up} {my...: or, my appointed portion}”
Job 23:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But he knoweth the way that I take: {when} he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. {that...: Heb. that is with me}
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary {food}. {esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up} {my...: or, my appointed portion}
But he {is} in one {mind}, and who can turn him? and {what} his soul desireth, even {that} he doeth.
For he performeth {the thing that is} appointed for me: and many such {things are} with him.
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