Job 31:27

25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

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

Compare

BSB
so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
KJV
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
WEB
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth;
ASV
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
DARBY
And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand:
BLB
so that my heart has been enticed in secret, and my hand has kissed my mouth,
ÅB
ble da mitt hjerte dåret i lønndom, så jeg sendte dem håndkyss[^3]?
OTB
Og mitt hjerte ble hemmelig dratt,
Og min hånd tilbød et kyss fra min munn,
B1930
blev da mitt hjerte dåret i lønndom, så jeg sendte dem håndkyss? / < så jeg gjorde mig skyldig i avgudsdyrkelse.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 13:6

    If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

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  • Deuteronomy 11:16

    Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

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  • Psalms 2:12

    Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

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  • Isaiah 44:20

    He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

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  • 1 Kings 19:18

    Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

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  • Hosea 13:2

    And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

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  • Romans 1:28

    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

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  • Romans 1:21

    Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

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