Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
A covenant
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Bible References
A covenant
Genesis 6:2
some divine beings noticed how attractive human women were, so they took wives for themselves from a selection that pleased them.
2 Samuel 11:2
Late one afternoon about dusk, David got up from his couch and was walking around on the roof of the royal palace. From there he watched a woman taking a bath, and she was very beautiful to look at.
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes away from gazing at worthless things, and revive me by your ways.
Proverbs 4:25
Let your eyes look directly ahead; fix your gaze straight in front of you.
Proverbs 23:31
Don't stare into red wine, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
1 John 2:16
For everything that is in the world the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance is not from the Father but is from the world.
Think
Proverbs 6:25
Do not focus on her beauty in your mind, nor allow her to take you prisoner with her flirting eyes,
James 1:14
Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it.
General references
Proverbs 4:25
Let your eyes look directly ahead; fix your gaze straight in front of you.