Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
and {I was secretly enticed}, and {my hand threw them a kiss},
New American Standard Bible
And my hand
King James Version
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Holman Bible
and I threw them a kiss,
International Standard Version
so that in the depths of my deceived heart I worshipped them with my mouth and hands,
A Conservative Version
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand
American Standard Version
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Amplified
And my heart became secretly enticed [by them],
And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth [in respect to them],
Bible in Basic English
A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;
Darby Translation
And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand:
Julia Smith Translation
And my heart will be seduced in secret, and my hand shall kiss to my mouth:
King James 2000
And my heart has been secretly enticed, or my mouth has kissed my hand:
Modern King James verseion
and my heart has been secretly enticed, or my mouth has kissed my hand;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hath my heart meddled privily with any deceit? Or, did I ever kiss mine own hand?
NET Bible
so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,
New Heart English Bible
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
The Emphasized Bible
And befooled secretly was my heart, so that my hand kissed my mouth,
Webster
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
World English Bible
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
Youngs Literal Translation
And my heart is enticed in secret, And my hand doth kiss my mouth,
Themes
hands » Kissed in idolatrous worship
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Idolatry » Other customs of » Kissing
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing the hand to them
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 31:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense Continued
26 if I looked at [the] sun when it shone or [at the] moon moving [in] splendor, 27 and {I was secretly enticed}, and {my hand threw them a kiss}, 28 this also [is] an iniquity [to be] judged, for I have deceived God above.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 11:16
{Take care} so that your heart is not easily deceived, and you turn away, and you serve other gods, and you bow down to them.
Deuteronomy 13:6
"If your brother, the son of your mother or your son or your daughter {or your wife whom you embrace} or {your intimate friend} in secrecy {says}, 'Let us go and let us serve other gods!' [gods] that you and your ancestors have not known,
1 Kings 19:18
I will leave in Israel seven thousand, all of the knees that have not bowed down to Baal and all of the mouths that have not kissed him."
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.
Isaiah 44:20
[He] feeds [on] ashes; a {deceived mind} misleads him. And he cannot save {himself}, and he cannot say, "Is [this] not an illusion in my right hand?"
Hosea 13:2
And now they sin again, and they make for themselves a molten idol, idols from their silver metal according to their understanding, all of them the work of skilled craftsmen. To these they say, "Sacrifice!" People are kissing bull calves.
Romans 1:21
For [although they] knew God, they did not honor [him] as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
Romans 1:28
And just as they did not see fit {to recognize God}, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do the things [that are] not proper,