Job 23:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 23:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 23:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 23:12 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Job 23:12 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 23:12
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Job 23:12: back, words, more
“Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. Let there...: Heb. Let the work be heavy upon the men”
Shares key themes with Job 23:12: words, more, heb
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Job 23:12: neither, commandment, words
“And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. I told...: Heb. I put words in their mouth”
Shares key themes with Job 23:12: commandment, words, mouth
“If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. If it...: Heb. If it be good with the king unto...: Heb. unto her companion from him: Heb. from before him be not...: Heb. pass not away”
Shares key themes with Job 23:12: commandment, more, than
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