Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
New American Standard Bible
And establish His words in your heart.
King James Version
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Holman Bible
and place His sayings
International Standard Version
Accept what he has to teach you, and treasure his words in your heart.
American Standard Version
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, And lay up his words in thy heart.
Amplified
“Please receive the law and instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart and keep them.
Bible in Basic English
Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.
Darby Translation
Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Julia Smith Translation
Take now the law from his mouth, and set his words in thy heart
King James 2000
Receive, I pray you, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and place his words in your heart.
Modern King James verseion
Please receive the Law from His mouth and lay up His words in your heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Receive the law at his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
NET Bible
Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.
New Heart English Bible
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
The Emphasized Bible
Accept, I beseech thee, from his mouth - instruction, - and lay up his sayings in thy heart.
Webster
Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
World English Bible
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
Youngs Literal Translation
Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 22:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Third Speech
21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shall be built up, thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents.
Names
Cross References
Job 23:12
I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips, I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Psalm 119:11
I have laid thy word up in my heart that I might not sin against thee.
Deuteronomy 4:1-2
And now, O Israel, hearken to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which LORD, the God of your fathers, gives you.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart.
Proverbs 2:1-9
My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,
Proverbs 4:4
And he taught me, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs 4:21
Let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found, and I ate them. And thy words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart. For I am called by thy name, O LORD, God of hosts.
Matthew 12:35
The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.
Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these proclamations, pondering in her heart.
Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was being subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-2
Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you, and summon in Lord Jesus, that just as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, that ye may abound more.