Job 31:11

Job 31:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
• New International Version (NIV)For that would have been wicked, a sin to be judged.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For that would be a heinous crime; that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
• New King James Version (NKJV)For that would be wickedness; Yes, it would be iniquity deserving of judgment.

Context of Job 31:11

9If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, so that I laid wait at my neighbour's door, 10Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her. For this is an infamy; yea, it is an iniquity [to be judged by] the judges: 12For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me,

Job 31:11 word by word

כִּי־הִ֥יא זִמָּ֑ה וְ֝ה֗וּא עָוֹ֥ן פְּלִילִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for Job 31:11

• Genesis 20:9And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What hast thou done to us? And in what have I sinned against thee, that thou hast brought on me, and on my kingdom, a great sin? Thou hast done to me deeds that ought not to be done.
• Genesis 26:10And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done to us? But a little and one of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldest have brought a trespass on us.
• Genesis 39:9There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he withheld anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife; and how should I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
• Exodus 20:14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
• Proverbs 6:29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife: whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
• Job 31:28This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the God who is above.
• Genesis 38:24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law has committed fornication, and behold, she is also with child by fornication. And Judah said, Bring her forth, that she may be burned.
• Leviticus 20:10And a man that committeth adultery with a man's wife, who committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, — the adulterer and the adulteress shall certainly be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 22:22If a man be found lying with a man's wife, they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; and thou shalt put away evil from Israel.
• Ezekiel 16:38And I will judge thee with the judgments of women that commit adultery and shed blood; and I will give thee up to the blood of fury and jealousy;

Commentaries on Job 31:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For this is a heinous crime - Mr. Good translates, "For this would be a premeditated crime, And a profligacy of the understanding." See also Job 31:28. That is, It would not only be a sin against the individuals more particularly concerned, but a sin of the first magnitude against society; and one of which the civil magistrate should take particular cognizance, and punish as justice requires.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For this is an heinous crime - This expresses Job‘s sense of the enormity of such an offence. He felt that there was no palliation for it; he would in no way, and on no pretence, attempt to vindicate it. An iniquity to be punished by the judges - A crime for the judges to determine on and decide. The sins which Job had specified before this, were those of the heart; but here he refers to a crime against society - an offence which deserved the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 All the defilements of the life come from a deceived heart. Lust is a fire in the soul: those that indulge it, are said to burn. It consumes all that is good there, and lays the conscience waste. It kindles the fire of God's wrath, which, if not quenched by the blood of Christ, will consume even to eternal destruction. It consumes the body; it consumes the substance. Burning lusts bring burning judgments. Job had a numerous household, and he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The Hebrew term zimmah is associated with sexual crimes like incest (“it is depraved,” Leviticus 18:17), gang-rape (“a lewd and disgraceful act,” Judges 20:6), and prostitution ("indecency," Ezekiel 23:49).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129-12. Job asserts his innocence of adultery. deceived--hath let itself be seduced (Pr 7:8; Ge 39:7-12). laid wait--until the husband went out.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:11

• Adultery
• Integrity
• Lust
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Bosom
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
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• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Job, Book of
• Text of the Old Testament

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