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Job 33:3

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

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יֹֽשֶׁרyosherrightיֹשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3476the rightequity, meet, right, upright(-ness).לִבִּ֥יlibicomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אֲמָרָ֑יamarayanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.וְדַ֥עַתvedaatand cunningדַּעַתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.בָּר֥וּרbarurmake brightבָּרַרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “make bright”, the ordinary formH1305to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, selectmake bright, choice, chosen, cleanse (be clean), clearly, polished, (shew self) pure(-ify), purge (out).מִלֵּֽלוּmilelvsayמָלַלverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “say”, a completed actionH4448to speak (mostly poetical) or saysay, speak, utter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καθαρά μου ἡ καρδία ῥήμασι, σύνεσις δὲ χειλέων μου καθαρὰ νοήσει.