Job 31:2

1 “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

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?

4 Does He not see my ways and count my every step?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
KJV
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
WEB
For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
ASV
For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
DARBY
For what would have been [my] portion of God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
BLB
For what would be the portion of God from above, and the inheritance of Shaddai in the heights?
ÅB
Hva lodd ville jeg ellers få av Gud i himmelen, eller hva arv av den Allmektige i det høye?
OTB
Og hva er den del som Gud gir ovenfra,
Eller arven fra Den Allmektige i det høye?
B1930
Hvad lodd vilde jeg ellers få av Gud i himmelen, eller hvad arv av den Allmektige i det høie?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 20:29

    This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”

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  • Job 27:13

    This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

    Read in context
  • Hebrews 13:4

    Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

    Read in context