Job 23:12

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Job 23:12

“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

John 4:32

But He told them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to completely finish His work.

Job 22:22

“Please receive the law and instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart and keep them.

Psalm 119:11

Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!

Job 6:10

“Then I would still have consolation,
And I would jump for joy amid unsparing pain,
That I have not denied or hidden the words of the Holy One.

Psalm 19:9-10

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true, they are righteous altogether.

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,
Yes, more than refined gold.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward [of the estate], whom his master will put in charge over his household, to give his servants their portion of food at the proper time?

Luke 12:46

the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

John 6:66-69

As a result of this many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him.

John 8:31

So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples.

strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples; encouraging them to remain firm in the faith, saying, “It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Hebrews 10:38-39

But My righteous one [the one justified by faith] shall live by faith [respecting man’s relationship to God and trusting Him];
And if he draws back [shrinking in fear], My soul has no delight in him.

1 Peter 2:2

like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],

1 John 2:19

They went out from us [seeming at first to be Christians], but they were not really of us [because they were not truly born again and spiritually transformed]; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out [teaching false doctrine], so that it would be clearly shown that none of them are of us.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Job 23:12

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Neither

1 John 2:19

I have esteemed

Necessary food

Luke 12:42

General references

Genesis 24:33

Proverbs 2:10

Matthew 6:11

Bible References

Neither

As a result of this many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him.

So Jesus was saying to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you abide in My word [continually obeying My teachings and living in accordance with them, then] you are truly My disciples.

I have esteemed

“Please receive the law and instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart and keep them.

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true, they are righteous altogether.

Your word I have treasured and stored in my heart,
That I may not sin against You.

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became a joy to me and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Your name,
O Lord God of hosts.

But He told them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”

like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],

Necessary food

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward [of the estate], whom his master will put in charge over his household, to give his servants their portion of food at the proper time?

General references

But when food was set before him, he said, “I will not eat until I have stated my business.” And Laban said, “Speak on.”

For [skillful and godly] wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

‘Give us this day our daily bread.