Job 31:27

Job 31:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
• New International Version (NIV)so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So that my heart has been secretly enticed, And my mouth has kissed my hand;

Context of Job 31:27

25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; 26If I beheld the sun when it shone, or the moon walking in brightness, And my heart have been secretly enticed, so that my mouth kissed my hand: 28This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the God who is above. 29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him;

Job 31:27 word by word

וַיִּ֣פְתְּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• enticedפָּתָהpâthâh · to open wideH6601
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Job 31:27

• Deuteronomy 11:16Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside and serve other gods, and bow down to them,
• Deuteronomy 13:6If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is to thee as thy soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods (whom thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
• Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
• Romans 1:21Because, knowing God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but fell into folly in their thoughts, and their heart without understanding was darkened:
• 1 Kings 19:18Yet I have left [myself] seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth that hath not kissed him.
• Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him.
• Hosea 13:2And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

Commentaries on Job 31:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27And my heart hath been secretly enticed - That is, away from God, or led into sin. Or my mouth hath kissed my hand - Margin, my hand hath kissed my mouth. The margin accords with the Hebrew. It was customary in ancient worship to kiss the idol that was worshipped; compare 1 Kings 19:18, “I have left me seven thousand in Israel - and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” See, also, Hosea 13:2. The Muslims at the present day, in their worship at Mecca…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27My heart was secretly enticed: See 31:9. threw a kiss from my mouth: Compare 1 Kings 19:18; Hosea 13:2.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. enticed--away from God to idolatry. kissed ... hand--"adoration," literally means this. In worshipping they used to kiss the hand, and then throw the kiss, as it were, towards the object of worship (1Ki 19:18; Ho 13:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:27

• Idolatry
• Integrity
• Moon
• Sun
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Bosom
• Hand
• Instead
• Lift
• Root
• Sun
• Adoration
• Astronomy
• Charm
• Idolatry

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