Job 23:12 Meaning and Explanation
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Job 23:12 Mean?
Job continues his account of faithfulness. He has not gone back from God's commandment, and he has valued the words of God's mouth more than his necessary food, the bread he needs to live.
To prize God's word above bread is to know where true life is found. Job's hunger for God's commands reveals a soul fed by something deeper than the body requires. This is the heart that lives not by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
Job 23:12 in the Original Language
choq (חֹק), 'necessary' -- one's appointed portion or allotted ration of food.
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What does Job 23:12 mean?
Job has treasured God's words above even his daily bread, never turning back from His commands.