Job 31:7

Job 31:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
• New International Version (NIV)if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled,
• English Standard Version (ESV)if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has stuck to my hands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands,

Context of Job 31:7

5“If I have walked with falsehood, Or if my foot has chased after deceit, 6Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity. If my step has turned away from the way [of God], Or if my heart has [covetously] followed my eyes, Or if any spot [of guilt] has stained my hands, 8Then let me plant and [let] another eat [from the results of my labor], And let my crops be uprooted and ruined. 9“If my heart has been enticed and I was made a fool by a woman, Or if I have [covetously] lurked at my neighbor’s door [until his departure],

Job 31:7 word by word

אִ֥ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִי֮ מִנִּ֪י הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ וְאַחַ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי הָלַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאֽוּם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If my stepאַשֻּׁר'âshûr 'ashshûr · stepH838
• hath turned outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• of the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and mine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and if any blotמאוּםm'ûm mûm · blemishH3971
• hath cleavedדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• to mine handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709

Cross-references for Job 31:7

• Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God Or stretched out our hands to a strange god,
• Numbers 15:39It shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, so that you do not follow after [the desires of] your own heart and eyes, [desires] after which you used to follow and play the prostitute,
• Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.
• Ezekiel 6:9Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations to which they will be exiled, how I have been broken by their lewdness and their adulterous hearts which have turned away from Me, and by their eyes which lust after their idols; and they will loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed, for all their repulsive acts.
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up [and honored] their idols in their hearts and have put right before their faces the [vile] stumbling block of their wickedness and guilt; should I [permit Myself to] be consulted by them at all?
• Matthew 5:29If your right eye makes you stumble and leads you to sin, tear it out and throw it away [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
• Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path]; It will not grasp hold of me.
• Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity, Who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression, Who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes, Who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil;

Commentaries on Job 31:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7If my step hath turned out of the way - I am willing to be sifted to the uttermost - for every step of my foot, for every thought of my heart, for every look of mine eye, and for every act of my hands.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7If my step hath turned out of the way - The path in which I ought to walk - the path of virtue. And mine heart walked after mine eyes - That is, if I have coveted what my eyes have beheld; or if I have been determined by the appearance of things rather than by what is right, I consent to bear the appropriate punishment. And if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands - To have clean hands is emblematic of innocence; Job 17:9; Psalm 24:4; compare Matthew 27:24…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8If Job had lied in a business deal, it would violate the eighth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:19). If he lied in court, it would violate the ninth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:20). This sin would deserve judgment of fire (Revelation 21:8). If Job desired his neighbor's possessions, he would violate the tenth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:21). then may another eat: This was also speaking against himself (a curse).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Connected with Job 31:6. the way--of God (Job 23:11; Jr 5:5). A godly life. heart ... after ... eyes--if my heart coveted, what my eyes beheld (Ec 11:9; Jos 7:21). hands--(Psa 24:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:7

• Integrity
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Blot
• Bosom
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Charm
• Job, Book of

Commentaries on Job 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings