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Job 23:12 — Meaning and Application
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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 "
Job 23:12
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But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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
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
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Job 23:1
"Then Job answered and said,"
Job 23:2
"Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning."
Job 23:3
"Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!"
Job 23:4
"I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments."
Job 23:5
"I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say"
Job 23:6
"Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put"
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