Thematic Bible

Job 31:1

“I have made a covenant with my eyes;
How then could I gaze at a virgin?

Job 31:2

“And what is the portion of God from above
Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:3

“Is it not calamity to the unjust
And disaster to those who work iniquity?

Job 31:4

“Does He not see my ways
And number all my steps?

Job 31:5

“If I have walked with falsehood,
And my foot has hastened after deceit,

Job 31:6

Let Him weigh me with accurate scales,
And let God know my integrity.

Job 31:7

“If my step has turned from the way,
Or my heart followed my eyes,
Or if any spot has stuck to my hands,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:8

Let me sow and another eat,
And let my crops be uprooted.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:9

“If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:10

May my wife grind for another,
And let others kneel down over her.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:11

“For that would be a lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.

Job 31:12

“For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon,
And would uproot all my increase.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:13

“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,

Job 31:14

What then could I do when God arises?
And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?

Job 31:15

“Did not He who made me in the womb make him,
And the same one fashion us in the womb?

Job 31:16

“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Job 31:17

Or have eaten my morsel alone,
And the orphan has not shared it

Job 31:18

(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from infancy I guided her),

Job 31:19

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or that the needy had no covering,

Job 31:20

If his loins have not thanked me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw I had support in the gate,

Job 31:22

Let my shoulder fall from the socket,
And my arm be broken off at the elbow.

Job 31:23

“For calamity from God is a terror to me,
And because of His majesty I can do nothing.

Job 31:24

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Job 31:25

If I have gloated because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had secured so much;

Job 31:26

If I have looked at the sun when it shone
Or the moon going in splendor,

Job 31:27

And my heart became secretly enticed,
And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

Job 31:28

That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment,
For I would have denied God above.

Job 31:29

“Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy,
Or exulted when evil befell him?

Job 31:30

No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By asking for his life in a curse.

Job 31:31

“Have the men of my tent not said,
‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:32

“The alien has not lodged outside,
For I have opened my doors to the traveler.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:33

“Have I covered my transgressions like Adam,
By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,

Job 31:34

Because I feared the great multitude,
And the contempt of families terrified me,
And kept silent and did not go out of doors?
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:35

“Oh that I had one to hear me!
Behold, here is my signature;
Let the Almighty answer me!
And the indictment which my adversary has written,
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:36

Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,
I would bind it to myself like a crown.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:37

“I would declare to Him the number of my steps;
Like a prince I would approach Him.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:38

“If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;

Job 31:39

If I have eaten its fruit without money,
Or have caused its owners to lose their lives,

Job 31:40

Let briars grow instead of wheat,
And stinkweed instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.