Job 31:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Job 31:1

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

A covenant

1 John 2:16

Think

Proverbs 6:25

James 1:14

General references

Proverbs 4:25

Bible References

A covenant

that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired.

One evening David got up from his couch and was walking on the [flat] roof of the king’s palace, and from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very beautiful in appearance.

Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.

Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage]
And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you [toward the path of integrity].

Do not look at wine when it is red,
When it sparkles in the glass,
When it goes down smoothly.

but I say to you that everyone who [so much as] looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

For all that is in the world—the lust and sensual craving of the flesh and the lust and longing of the eyes and the boastful pride of life [pretentious confidence in one’s resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father, but are from the world.

Think

Do not desire (lust after) her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her capture you with her eyelashes.

But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).

General references

Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage]
And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you [toward the path of integrity].