JOB 33:3 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καθαρά μου ἡ καρδία ῥήμασι, σύνεσις δὲ χειλέων μου καθαρὰ νοήσει.
(Kathara mou haʸ kardia ɽaʸmasi, sunesis de ⱪeileōn mou kathara noaʸsei. )

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

ULT My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
⇔ and my lips speak pure knowledge.

UST What I say will express my sincere feelings of concern for you.
⇔ I will only tell you what is genuinely true.

BSB My words are from an upright heart,
⇔ and my lips speak sincerely what I know.

OEB MY heart poureth forth words of knowledge;
⇔ Unfeigned is the speech of my lips.

WEBBE My words will utter the uprightness of my heart.
⇔ That which my lips know they will speak sincerely.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings,
And my lips have clearly spoken knowledge.

FBV My words come from my upright heart; my lips speak sincerely of what I know.

T4T I know that I am speaking honestly
⇔ and that I am speaking [MTY] sincerely.

LEB • declare my heart’s uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak[fn]

33:? Literally “the knowledge of my lips”

BBE My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.

Moff No Moff JOB book available

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

ASV My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart;
⇔ And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

DRA My words are from my upright heart, and my lips shall speak a pure sentence.

YLT Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

Drby My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.

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

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

KJB-1769 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

KJB-1611 My words shalbe of the vprightnesse of my heart: and my lippes shall vtter knowledge clearely.
(My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lippes shall vtter knowledge clearely.)

Bshps My heart doth order my wordes aright, and my lippes talke of pure wysedome.
(My heart doth order my words aright, and my lippes talk of pure wisdom.)

Gnva My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, and my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.
(My words are in the uprightness of mine heart, and my lippes shall speak pure knowledge. )

Cvdl My hert shall ordre my wordes a right, & my lyppes shal talke of pure wy?dome.
(My heart shall ordre my words a right, and my lyppes shall talk of pure wisdom.)

Wycl Of symple herte ben my wordis, and my lippis schulen speke clene sentence.
(Of symple heart been my words, and my lippis should speak clene sentence.)

Luth Mein Herz soll recht reden, und meine Lippen sollen den reinen Verstand sagen.
(My heart should recht reden, and my lips sollen the reinen Verstand say.)

ClVg Simplici corde meo sermones mei, et sententiam puram labia mea loquentur.
(Simplici corde mine sermones my/mine, and sententiam puram labia mea loquentur. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֲמָרָ֑⁠י

words,my

Elihu is using the term words to mean what he plans to say by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I will speak”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥⁠י

uprightness heart,my

Elihu is using his heart to represent his character. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “from the uprightness of my character”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

יֹֽשֶׁר־לִבִּ֥⁠י

uprightness heart,my

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of uprightness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “as someone whose character is upright”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠דַ֥עַת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗⁠י בָּר֥וּר מִלֵּֽלוּ

and,what_~_know lips,my sincerely speak

Elihu is speaking of his lips as if they were living things that could speak on their own. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “what I say will be pure knowledge”

Parallel JOB 33:3