Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Verse Takeaways
1
Speaking from the Heart
Commentators agree that Elihu begins by establishing his credibility. Unlike Job's other friends, who may have seemed driven by prejudice, Elihu promises his words will flow from a sincere and upright heart. He is not speaking to win an argument but to share what he genuinely believes is true, highlighting the importance of integrity in spiritual conversation.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Job
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
5
18th Century
Presbyterian
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart - I will speak in sincerity. I will utter nothing that will be hollow and hypocrit…
19th Century
Baptist
What a lesson this is to those of us who preach to others—that we speak out of the uprightness of our heart, and feel that, however others may judg…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart Not that the uprightness of his heart, or his own personal integr…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Job had desired a judge to decide his appeal. Elihu was one according to his wish, a man like himself. If we would rightly convince men, it must be…
13th Century
Catholic
The text has already stated that Elihu was angry with Job and his friends (Job 32:2–3). After denouncing the laziness of Job’s friends,…
