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:
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)and been secretly enticed in my heart to throw kisses at them in worship?

Context of Job 31:27

25if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained, 26if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand offered them a kiss of homage, 28then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high. 29“If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him—

Job 31:27 word by word

וַיִּ֣פְתְּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• hath been secretlyסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• enticedפָּתָהpâthâh · to enticeH6601
• or my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• hath kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• my handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Job 31:27

• Deuteronomy 11:16Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.
• Deuteronomy 13:6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,
• Isaiah 44:20Such a person feeds on ashes; a deluded heart misleads him; he cannot save himself, or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
• Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
• 1 Kings 19:18Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”
• Psalms 2:12Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
• Hosea 13:2Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, “They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf-idols!”

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