New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 31:4
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
2And what is the portion of God from above, Or the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? 3Is it not disaster to the criminal, And misfortune to those who practice injustice? Does He not see my ways, And count all my steps? 5“If I have walked with deception, And my foot has hurried after deceit, 6Let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.
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הֲלֹא־ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־צְעָדַ֥י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 31:4
- Job 14:16For now You number my steps, You do not observe my sin.
- Job 34:21“For His eyes are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps.
- Genesis 16:13Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees me”; for she said, “Have I even seen Him here and lived after He saw me?”
- 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth, so that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will have wars.”
- Psalms 44:21Would God not find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 139:1Lord, You have searched me and known me.
- Proverbs 5:21For the ways of everyone are before the eyes of the Lord, And He observes all his paths.
- Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.
- Jeremiah 16:17For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their wrongdoing concealed from My eyes.
- Jeremiah 32:19great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of mankind, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds;
- John 1:48Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
- Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer.
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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