Job 31:2

1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

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 portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.

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  • Job 27:13

    This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

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  • Hebrews 13:4

    Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

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