Job 33:3
New International Version
My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.

New Living Translation
I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.

English Standard Version
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

Berean Standard Bible
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.

King James Bible
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

New King James Version
My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge.

New American Standard Bible
“My words are from the integrity of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

NASB 1995
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

NASB 1977
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart; And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

Legacy Standard Bible
My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

Amplified Bible
“My words will express the uprightness of my heart, And my lips will speak what they know with utter sincerity.

Christian Standard Bible
My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

American Standard Version
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Upright is the speaking of my mouth and chosen is the speech of my lips

Brenton Septuagint Translation
My heart shall be found pure by my words; and the understanding of my lips shall meditate purity.

Contemporary English Version
is true and sincere,

Douay-Rheims Bible
My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.

English Revised Version
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart: and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My words are straight from the heart, and I sincerely speak the knowledge that is on my lips.

Good News Translation
All my words are sincere, and I am speaking the truth.

International Standard Version
I speak from the innocence of my heart; and my lips will utter what I sincerely know.

JPS Tanakh 1917
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

Literal Standard Version
Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, | And my lips have clearly spoken knowledge.

Majority Standard Bible
My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.

New American Bible
I will state directly what is in my mind, my lips shall speak knowledge clearly;

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

New Revised Standard Version
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

New Heart English Bible
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

Webster's Bible Translation
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

World English Bible
My words will utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they will speak sincerely.

Young's Literal Translation
Of the uprightness of my heart are my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Elihu Rebukes Job
2Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue. 3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know. 4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.…

Cross References
Job 6:28
But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?

Job 27:4
my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Job 33:2
Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.

Job 36:4
For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.


Treasury of Scripture

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

the

Job 27:4
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Proverbs 8:7,8
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips…

1 Thessalonians 2:3,4
For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: …

my lips

Job 15:2
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Job 36:3,4
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker…

Job 38:2
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

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Job 33
1. Elihu offers himself instead of God to reason with Job
8. He excuses God from giving man an account of his ways, by his greatness
14. God calls man to repentance by visions, by afflictions, and by his ministry
31. He incites Job to attention














Verse 3. - My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart. Moreover, whatever I say will be said with entire sincerity. My heart is upright, and I shall speak "from the uprightness of my heart," without pretence, deception, or concealment of any kind. And my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. I shall say only what I know and shall endeavour to say it simply and clearly, so that no one can mistake my meaning.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
My words
אֲמָרָ֑י (’ă·mā·rāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 561: Something said

are from an upright
יֹֽשֶׁר־ (yō·šer-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3476: Straightness, uprightness

heart,
לִבִּ֥י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

and my lips
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י (p̄ā·ṯay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

speak
מִלֵּֽלוּ׃ (mil·lê·lū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4448: To speak, utter, say

sincerely
בָּר֥וּר (bā·rūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 1305: To clarify, examine, select

what I know.
וְדַ֥עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1847: Knowledge


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