EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Job 31:4
4God sees all the things that I do. He carefully watches how I live my life.
Job 31:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
- New International Version (NIV)Does he not see my ways and count my every step?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Does not he see my ways and number all my steps?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps?
Context of Job 31:4
2Anyone who does that should expect God to punish them. Almighty God in heaven above punishes people who do wrong things. 3He sends trouble to people who do wicked things. He punishes those people who do evil things. God sees all the things that I do. He carefully watches how I live my life. 5He must know that I am an honest man. I have never tried to deceive people. 6So he should judge me in a fair way. He should realize that I am not guilty.
Read all of Job 31Job 31:4 word by word
הֲלֹא־ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־צְעָדַ֥י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:4
- Job 14:16You would watch me carefully, but you would not make a note of my sins.
- Job 34:21He watches the way that each person lives. He sees what they do every day.
- Genesis 16:13When Hagar heard what the angel said, she said to herself, ‘I have seen the God who sees me!’ So she called the Lord ‘The God who sees me.’
- 2 Chronicles 16:9The Lord carefully watches over the whole earth. If people serve him faithfully, he makes them strong. But you have done a foolish thing. As a result, you will now always be fighting wars.’
- Psalms 44:21But if we had done that, you would have discovered it. You know even our most secret thoughts.
- Psalms 139:1Lord, you look deep inside me, and you know all about me.
- Proverbs 5:21The Lord sees everything that a person does. He knows every path that you go along.
- Proverbs 15:3The Lord sees what happens everywhere. He is watching what evil people do, and good people too.
- Jeremiah 16:17I am watching them carefully all the time. They cannot hide from me. I can see all their sins.
- Jeremiah 32:19You have wise thoughts and you do great things. You see everything that people do. You see how they live. You give everyone what they deserve.
- John 1:48Nathanael asked, ‘How do you know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you before Philip asked you to come. I saw you when you were under the fig tree.’
- Hebrews 4:13There is nothing in the whole world that can hide from God. He sees everything clearly and he knows everything. We will have to explain to him everything that we have done during our lives.
Commentaries on Job 31:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Doth not he see my ways - Can I suppose that I could screen myself from the eye of God while guilty of such iniquities?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Doth he not see my ways? - This either means that God was a witness of all that he did - his thoughts, words, and deeds, and would punish him if he had given indulgence to improper feelings and thoughts; or that since God saw all his thoughts, he could boldly appeal to him as a witness of his innocence in this matter, and in proof that his life and heart were pure. Rosenmuller adopts the latter interpretation; Herder seems to incline to the former…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40Job called down wrong against himself (curses) if he was guilty of the accusations against him. Apart from mentioning idolatry (worship of false gods), Job spoke about how loyal he was to God by focusing on the second half of the Ten Commandments (31:26–27). The summary of these is: “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-40Job 31:1-40. 1. Job proceeds to prove that he deserved a better lot. As in the twenty-ninth chapter, he showed his uprightness as an emir, or magistrate in public life, so in this chapter he vindicates his character in private life. 1-4. He asserts his guarding against being allured to sin by his senses. think--rather, "cast a (lustful) look." He not merely did not so, but put it out of the question by covenanting with his eyes against leading him into…Read the comment
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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
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