Job 31:7

Job 31:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
• English Standard Version (ESV)if my step has turned aside from the way and my heart has gone after my eyes, and if any spot has stuck to my hands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart walked after my eyes, Or if any spot adheres to my hands,
• New Living Translation (NLT)If I have strayed from his pathway, or if my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen, or if I am guilty of any other sin,

Context of Job 31:7

5“If I have walked with falsehood or my foot has hurried after deceit— 6let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless— if my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled, 8then may others eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted. 9“If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

Job 31:7 word by word

אִ֥ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִי֮ מִנִּ֪י הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ וְאַחַ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי הָלַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאֽוּם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If my stepאַשֻּׁר'âshûr 'ashshûr · stepH838
• hath turned outנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• of the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and mine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and if any blotמאוּםm'ûm mûm · blemishH3971
• hath cleavedדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• to mine handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709

Cross-references for Job 31:7

• Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
• Numbers 15:39You will have these tassels to look at and so you will remember all the commands of the Lord, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by chasing after the lusts of your own hearts and eyes.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
• Ezekiel 6:9Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who escape will remember me—how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices.
• Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?
• Matthew 5:29If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
• Psalms 101:3I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.
• Isaiah 33:15Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—

Commentaries on Job 31:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7If my step hath turned out of the way - I am willing to be sifted to the uttermost - for every step of my foot, for every thought of my heart, for every look of mine eye, and for every act of my hands.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7If my step hath turned out of the way - The path in which I ought to walk - the path of virtue. And mine heart walked after mine eyes - That is, if I have coveted what my eyes have beheld; or if I have been determined by the appearance of things rather than by what is right, I consent to bear the appropriate punishment. And if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands - To have clean hands is emblematic of innocence; Job 17:9; Psalm 24:4; compare Matthew 27:24…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8If Job had lied in a business deal, it would violate the eighth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:19). If he lied in court, it would violate the ninth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:20). This sin would deserve judgment of fire (Revelation 21:8). If Job desired his neighbor's possessions, he would violate the tenth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:21). then may another eat: This was also speaking against himself (a curse).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Connected with Job 31:6. the way--of God (Job 23:11; Jr 5:5). A godly life. heart ... after ... eyes--if my heart coveted, what my eyes beheld (Ec 11:9; Jos 7:21). hands--(Psa 24:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 31:7

• Integrity
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Blot
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• Root
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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