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Themes in Job 31

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Themes in Job 31

Job 31:1 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Required in look
Covenants » Illustrative » Of good resolutions
Eyes » A guard to be set on
Purity » Sexual
Social duties » Brotherly love » Chastity
Vows » Instances of » Of job, not to entertain thoughts of fornication

Job 31:2 (show verse)

“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 (show verse)

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

Judgments » Different kinds of » Destruction

Job 31:4 (show verse)

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

Attributes of God » Power of God » Wisdom
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Omniscience » Of God
The righteous » Saints » Steps of
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Steps of
Saints » Steps

Job 31:5 (show verse)

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

Deceit » Saints » Avoid

Job 31:6 (show verse)

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

Balances » Figurative
Balances » Used for weighing
Weights » Were frequently used in scales or balances

Job 31:7 (show verse)

“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 (show verse)

Let me sow and another eat,
And let my

crops be uprooted.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:9 (show verse)

“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 (show verse)

May my wife grind for another,
And let others kneel down over her.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:11 (show verse)

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

Punishments » Power of inflicting, given to magistrates

Job 31:12 (show verse)

“For it would be fire that consumes to

Abaddon,

And would uproot all my increase.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:13 (show verse)

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

Business life » Employers » Consideration for employees
Contempt » Sin of
Duty » Masters' » Consideration for employees
Employers » Duties of » Consideration for employees
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » Servants
Man » Equality of
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Masters' » Duty of, toward servants » To act justly
Master's duty » Consideration for employees
Respect of persons » God does not have
Social duties » Masters' duties » Consideration for employees

Job 31:14 (show verse)

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

Business life » Employers » Consideration for employees
Contempt » Sin of
Duty » Masters' » Consideration for employees
Employers » Duties of » Consideration for employees
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » Servants
Man » Equality of
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Master's duty » Consideration for employees
Respect of persons » God does not have
Social duties » Masters' duties » Consideration for employees

Job 31:15 (show verse)

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

Man » Equality of
Man » Made by God in his successive generations
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Masters' » Duty of, toward servants » To act justly
Respect of persons » God does not have

Job 31:16 (show verse)

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

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job
Widow's » Saints » Disappoint not

Job 31:17 (show verse)

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

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:18 (show verse)

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

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:19 (show verse)

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

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Duty toward the Afflicted » To relieve them
Garments » Called » Clothing
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:20 (show verse)

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

Beasts » Supply clothing to man
Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Duty toward the Afflicted » To relieve them
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job
Sheep » Wool of, made into clothing
Sheep » Described as » Being covered with a fleece

Job 31:21 (show verse)

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

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c
Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:22 (show verse)

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

Beneficence » Instances of » Job
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Visiting the sick, &c

Job 31:23 (show verse)

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

Beneficence » Instances of » Job

Job 31:24 (show verse)

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

Gold » Refined
Hope » Of the wicked
Hope » Of the wicked » Is in their worldly possessions
Riches » They who possess, should » Not trust in them
Riches » Guilt of trusting in
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
Trust in riches » The folly of
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Job 31:25 (show verse)

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

Riches » Guilt of rejoicing in
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
Trust in riches » The folly of
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Job 31:26 (show verse)

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

Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing the hand to them
Moon » Its light
Moon » Worshiped
Moon » Worshipping of » Condemned as atheism
Moon » Described as » Bright
Sun » Worshiped
Worship » Divinity of Christ » Of heavenly bodies
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Heavenly bodies
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Heavenly bodies

Job 31:27 (show verse)

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

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
Moon » Worshiped
Sun » Worshiped

Job 31:28 (show verse)

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

Hope » Of the wicked
Idolatry » Objects of » Sun, moon, and stars
Moon » Worshipping of » Condemned as atheism
Riches » Guilt of rejoicing in
Riches » Guilt of trusting in
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
Sun » Worshiped
Trust in riches » The folly of
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Job 31:29 (show verse)

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

Duty » To brethren » To enemies
Enemies » Duty to enemies
Enemies » Rejoice not at the misfortunes of
Hatred » Saints should » Not rejoice in the calamities of those who exhibit
Love » Maternal » Of enemies
Malice » Saints avoid
Rejoicing » In tribulation, examples of » In evil forbidden
Social duties » Compassion » Duty to enemies
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty to enemies

Job 31:30 (show verse)

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

Enemies » Curse them not
Hatred » Saints should » Not rejoice in the calamities of those who exhibit
Malice » Saints avoid

Job 31:31 (show verse)

“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 (show verse)

“The alien has not lodged outside,
For I have opened my doors to the traveler.

No Themes for this verse.

Job 31:33 (show verse)

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

Adam » The first man. Creation of » Temptation and sin of
Sin » Guilt of concerning

Job 31:34 (show verse)

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 (show verse)

“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 (show verse)

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 (show verse)

“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 (show verse)

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

Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:39 (show verse)

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

Poor » Kindness to » By job

Job 31:40 (show verse)

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

Agriculture » Products of » Barley
Grain » Barley
Poor » Kindness to » By job
Thistle » A noxious plant