Job 31:1
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
2 For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
3 Does not disaster come to the unjust and calamity to the workers of iniquity?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
- KJV
- I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
- WEB
- “I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
- ASV
- I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?
- DARBY
- I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?
- BLB
- [“] I have made A covenant with my eyes; and how could I gaze upon a virgin?
- ÅB
- En pakt hadde jeg gjort med mine øyne, at jeg ikke skulle se på en jomfru.
- OTB
- «Jeg har inngått en avtale med mine øyne;
Hvordan kunne jeg da se på en ung kvinne? - B1930
- En pakt hadde jeg gjort med mine øine, at jeg ikke skulde se på en jomfru.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:14–15
But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
Read in contextMatthew 5:28–29
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Read in contextPsalms 119:37
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Read in context1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
Read in contextProverbs 6:25
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
Read in context2 Samuel 11:2–4
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Read in contextProverbs 4:25
Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
Read in contextGenesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
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